Book description
Christian McKay Heidicker draws inspiration from witches, vampires, H. P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Allen Poe to craft his middle-grade debut, a chilling portrait of survival and an unforgettable tale of friendship.
When fox kits Mia and Uly are separated from their litters, they quickly learn that the world is a…
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2 authors picked Scary Stories for Young Foxes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There are two things that I’ve always loved in my books: animal POV and spooky vibes.
This book has both! In so many ways, the things we face in our everyday life can feel like a horror story, or feel like monsters. For a fox, that would be things like rabies, hunters, fires, etc.
The prose was so good and so vivid, and I really worried with each different story how the little foxes were going to survive. One of my absolute favorites.
From Sarah's list on where the monsters are more than monsters.
The most original middle grade horror novel I’ve read in the past five years! Every story in this Newbery Honor book takes something in the natural world and makes it a horror-movie nightmare for fox kits Mia and Uly—whether it’s a rabies outbreak recast as a zombie apocalypse or a sea monster that children will recognize as an alligator. Heidicker does the narration himself and reads his characters with wonderful emotion and nuance; the voice he uses for Mr. Scratch will send shivers down your spine. A word of caution: I found this to be the scariest book on the…
From Rachel's list on spooky middle grade audio for family car trips.
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