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Pax
by Sara Pennypacker
Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Ages: 9+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-237701-2
Keywords: Foxes, War, Pets
When his father decides to go off to war, Peter is forced to release his pet fox into the wild. Can they find each other again, or will Pax become another casualty of war? Occasional black-and-white illustrations.