Review: Pax

Pax by Sara Pennypacker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Pax is the story of a Peter and the search for his pet fox, Pax. Along the way he overcomes great obstacles, meets people who change his life, and he finds out what's truly important. The book is told in alternating chapters between Peter and Pax.

I really wanted to LOVE this story, but I didn't. I liked learning more about foxes, but the part about the war, Vola, running away didn't ring true with me. The war being in his backyard really caught me my surprise. It seemed to come out of nowhere. While Vola would refer to herself as a grenade, I never felt the menace that would give weight to that statement. She was certainly cranky, but not so dangerous. A lot was implied about Peter's relationship with his father, but not much was revealed. I'm not sure most middle grade readers would make the connections the author seemed to be trying to lead the reader to make.

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