The Pax Series

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by Sara Pennypacker (Author) Jon Klassen (Illustrator)

Author Sara Pennypacker has created a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come. 

Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild.

At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox.

Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own...

Pax is a wonderful choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, homeschooling, and book groups.

Recognition: National Book Award Nominee for Young People's Literature (2016), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Grades 3-6 (2018), California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2018), Great Lakes Great Books Award Nominee for 6th-8th Grade (2018), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (2017), William Allen White Children's Book Award (2019), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2016), The Magnolia Award Nominee for 6-8 (2018), Hea Lasteraamat (2019)