Ratings35
Average rating4.1
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Ratings35
Average rating4.1
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. . . .
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3 primary booksPax is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Sara Pennypacker and barbara-bretton.
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4.5 stars. Some books for younger readers feel more like they're written for adults from the lens of youth. One of the most interesting and heartwrenching books I've read about war, adolescence, and what it means to be wild.
I understand the ending but also: working up until that final point to then undo it?
(super vague review because I don't want to spoil)
While the pacing could use a little work, I very much appreciate the straightforward portrayal of anxiety, PTSD, grief, etc. in this book. Some adult readers may feel the things Peter manages to do are way beyond what a pre-teen is capable of, but I think the target audience will love his journey and find it more believable. There's a tiny hint of magical realism that I feel makes all the more unbelievable things fit into the atmosphere of the story. I liked the end, but I wish there had been just a little more, perhaps one more perspective change.
