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Maybe a Fox

by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee
Maybe a Fox

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Worlds collide in a spectacular way when Newbery and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt and Pulitzer Prize nominee and #1 New York Times bestseller Alison McGhee team up to create a fantastical, heartbreaking, and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when one of the sisters disappears forever.
Sylvie and Jules, Jules and Sylvie. Better than just sisters, better than best friends, they'd be identical twins if only they'd been born in the same year. And if only Sylvie wasn't such a fast--faster than fast--runner. But Sylvie is too fast, and when she runs to the river they're not supposed to go anywhere near to throw a wish rock just before the school bus comes on a snowy morning, she runs so fast that no one sees what happens...and no one ever sees her again. Jules is devastated, but she refuses to believe what all the others believe, that--like their mother--her sister is gone forever.
At the very same time, in the shadow world, a shadow fox is born--half of the spirit world, half of the animal world. She too is fast--faster than fast--and she senses danger. She's too young to know exactly what she senses, but she knows something is very wrong. And when Jules believes one last wish rock for Sylvie needs to be thrown into the river, the human and shadow worlds collide.
Writing in alternate voices--one Jules's, the other the fox's--Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee tell the searingly beautiful tale of one small family's moment of heartbreak, a moment that unfolds into one that is epic, mythic, shimmering, and most of all, hopeful.

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Eleven-year-old Jules is a rock hound who collects all kinds of stones from the rural area of Vermont where she lives with her sister, Sylvie, and their dad. There’s igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. But her favorite may be what she calls wishing rocks, which are perfect for throwing in the river to make a wish come true. What Jules would like most is to have a burning wish, like everyone else she knows. Nothing comes to mind when she tries to think of one until the day Sylvie goes missing. As she grieves, Jules starts to notice a young fox, a symbol of good luck who seems to shadow Jules. Could the animal help her discover what happened to her sister? Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee tells a story of sisters, love, profound loss, and a spiritual connection between animals and humans. Appelt and McGhee weave together words that flow seamlessly as they craft a tale that is both heartfelt and magical while touching on issues such as friendship, grief, family dynamics, and a deep connection with the natural world. I recommend it for readers aged 9 to 13. The author provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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ISBN:
9781442482425
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
03/08/2016
Publisher:
Atheneum Books
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Height:
.94IN
Width:
5.31IN
LCCN:
2015033463
Age Range:
10 to 14
Grade Range:
5 to 9
Author:
Alison Mcghee
Author:
Kathi Appelt
Author:
Alison McGhee

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