Pax

Pax is a heartwarming Children’s book by Sara Pennypacker showcasing the friendship between a young boy named Peter and his Fox, Pax. Pax is illustrated by Jon Klassen and was on the National Book Award Longlist. Sara Pennypacker has published 19 books, including Pax (2016), Summer of the Gypsy Moths, as well as the bestselling Clementine and Stuart series.

Plot Summary

In Pax, war brews at an unknown time in an unknown place, and Peter’s father forces him to leave his beloved pet fox along the side of the road. Devastated by the loss of his fox, Pax, Peter attempts the impossible; he decides to embark on an almost 300-mile quest to return to the spot along the side of the road where he believes Pax will still be waiting. His plan falters when he falls in the woods and breaks his leg. Lost in the darkness, he takes refuge for the night in a small cabin.

The next day, Peter wakes to a woman with a wooden leg standing over him, demanding to know who he is. Her name is Vola. He tells her about his leg and about Pax—Vola, as it turns out, was once a medic.