Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City -- Christian McKay Heidicker, Hardcover

From Christian McKay Heidicker, author of the Thieves of Weirdwood trilogy, comes the heart-stopping companion to the 2020 Newbery Honor recipient Scary Stories for Young Foxes, chronicling the adventures of three fox kits desperate to survive the terrors of a frightening new world.

Fox kit O-370 hungers for a life of adventure, like those lived long ago by Mia and Uly. But on the Farm, foxes know only the safety of their wire dens and the promise of eternal happiness in the White Barn. Or so they're told. When O-370 gets free of his cage, he witnesses the gruesome reality awaiting all the Farm's foxes and narrowly escapes with his life.

In a nearby suburb, young Cozy and her skulk are facing an unknown danger, one that hunts foxes. Forced to flee their den, they travel to a terrifying new world: the City. That's where they encounter O-370, and where they'll need to fight for their lives against mad hounds, killer robots, and the most dangerous of all creatures: humans.

Award-winning author Christian McKay Heidicker once again surprises, delights, and terrifies with eight interconnected stories inspired by classic and modern horror tropes and paired with haunting illustrations from Junyi Wu.

Prepare to be scared.

Author: Christian McKay Heidicker
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 08/31/2021
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.78w x 1.36d
ISBN: 9781250181442
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512799 / Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2021
Booklist 07/01/2021 pg. 86
School Library Journal 08/01/2021 pg. 77

About the Author

Christian McKay Heidicker reads and writes and drinks tea. He is the author of the Newbery Honor-recipient Scary Stories for Young Foxes, as well as Cure for the Common Universe and Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower. With William Shivering, he wrote Thieves of Weirdwood and Ghosts of Weirdwood. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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