Pax
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Klassen, Jon, illustrator.
Published
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Level - Fiction | J PENNYPACKER, SARA | Checked Out | October 17, 2023 |
| Lower Level - Fiction | J PENNYPACKER, SARA | Checked Out | October 12, 2023 |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adventure fiction.
Children of military personnel -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Foxes as pets -- Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Animals -- Foxes.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Nature & the Natural World -- General (see also headings under Animals)
JUVENILE FICTION -- Social Issues -- Friendship.
Mothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction.
Runaways -- Juvenile fiction.
William Allen White Children's Book Award master list -- 2018-19 -- 3rd-5th grade
Women hermits -- Juvenile fiction.
Women veterans -- Juvenile fiction.
Children of military personnel -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Foxes as pets -- Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Animals -- Foxes.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Nature & the Natural World -- General (see also headings under Animals)
JUVENILE FICTION -- Social Issues -- Friendship.
Mothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction.
Runaways -- Juvenile fiction.
William Allen White Children's Book Award master list -- 2018-19 -- 3rd-5th grade
Women hermits -- Juvenile fiction.
Women veterans -- Juvenile fiction.
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
9780062377012
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.3, 8 Points
Level 5.3, 8 Points
Notes
Description
"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter resuced 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 ... From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the essential truths that define us and the devastating costs of war. Pax is destined to become a beloved classic. -- from dust jacket.
Target Audience
Ages 10-14.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,5.3,8.0,179541.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts,3-5,5.6,13.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,5.3,8.0,179541.
Study Program Information
AR,5.3,8.0.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,5.3,8.0,179541.,MCPL
Awards
National Book Award Nominee for Young People's Literature, 2016.
Awards
William Allen White Award, 2018-19
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pennypacker, S., & Klassen, J. (2016). Pax (First edition.). Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pennypacker, Sara, 1951- and Jon, Klassen. 2016. Pax. New York, NY: Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pennypacker, Sara, 1951- and Jon, Klassen. Pax New York, NY: Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pennypacker, Sara, and Jon Klassen. Pax First edition., Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
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