She couldn’t see a way in which to combine those two things or how they could belong in the same book when, on a visit to a school in Oklahoma and waiting to enter the classroom, a chance remark by a librarian showed her the way. Children have no boundaries on whom they love and they form bonds that deny species or boundaries. The second is the incredible bond a child can form with animals. The first is the unfairness of adults to engage in wars in which children have absolutely no input and the cost they have to pay for it.

“It is the book of my life,” Sara said, “and not just because it took me six years to write or because of the way it has been received.”Īsked to explain, she went on, “There are two things that I have wanted to write about for a long time. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list and then moved to No 1. “Pax,” a novel for middle schoolers that was published early in February. Sometimes an author may write many books – best-selling and award-winning books – and then a story or a character comes along and there is that strike of lighting that changes everything, a book that is destined to become not only a best seller, but a literary classic. Her other books have won acclaim from librarians and teachers across the country. Her eight-book Clementine series has won awards and appeared on the New York Time’s best seller list. We’ll get to her news in a bit, but first, for those of you unfamiliar with Sara, more about her: A painter and writer who splits her year between Cape Cod and Florida, Sara has been writing for children for the past 22 years and has written one adult novel under the name Sara Young. She had told me she was expecting a visit from her daughter but wasn’t sure exactly when Hillary would be arriving. Now both boy and fox find themselves on journeys toward home, healing – and each other.Ī breathtaking novel about chosen families and the healing power of love.“Sorry I’m late calling but I have a good excuse,” Sara Pennypacker said when I answered the phone. And no matter how hard Peter tries to harden his broken heart, love keeps finding a way in. When one of Pax’s kits falls desperately ill, he turns to the one human he knows he can trust.

Meanwhile Peter, orphaned after the war, has left his adopted home and joined the Water Warriors, a group determined to heal the land from the scars of the war. Pax must protect his litter of kits in a dangerous world. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives. It’s been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other.

From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling with stunning illustrations by award-winning author and illustrator Jon Klassen.

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