PAX
Book review
Author Sara Pennypacker
Illustrator Jon Klassen
Age Year 5 / 6
Summary:
Peter and Pax’s lives have been connected since the fox was a kit – when his companion had rescued him. But when Peter is forced to restore his beloved animal back to the wild, It was the end of his world. With an approaching war and about three hundred miles dividing them, nothing would stop Peter from finding his fox. Despite injuries and setbacks he is determined to find Pax.
Likes:
- moving and emotional
- well described settings and characters
- creative story line (how it changes between the boy and his fox every paragraph)
- detailed drawings on some pages
- leaving me wanting more
Improvements
- a sequel (because its so good!)
- clarification of time and place
The Theme
I think the theme is loyalty and team work. I think this because Pax is very loyal by staying in the same spot where he left him (by the side of the road) so that he could see him. Peter also did this by setting off to find him. He left his grampa’s house so he could travel almost three hundred miles. Teamwork is also a key theme as it is a strong element of the story. It is showed when Peter finds Vola’s home -he fell over a branch and badly hurt his ancle the night before-.Vola used to be a paramedic she helped him build his strength, made crutches and a cast then he got back on his way to Pax. Teamwork is also important here as well, Pax met three other foxes called Britsle, Runt (who are brother and sister) and Grey who taut him how to catch food and other things he didn’t know as his family died and could not teach him.
Rating
10 / 10 