Scary stories for young foxes / Christian McKay Heidicker with illustrations by Junyi Wu.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 314 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781250181428
- 1250181429
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Heidicke Christia | 1 | Checked out | 2020 Newbery Honor Book | 07/02/2024 | 33111009383882 | |||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Heidicke Christia | 1 | Available | 2020 Newbery Honor Book | 33111009708146 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A 2020 Newbery Honor Recipient!
Christian McKay Heidicker , author of the Thieves of Weirdwood trilogy, draws inspiration from Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe for his debut middle-grade novel, a thrilling portrait of survival and an unforgettable tale of friendship.
"Clever and harrowing." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Into the finest tradition of storytelling steps Christian McKay Heidicker with these highly original, bone-chilling, and ultimately heart-warming stories. All that's needed is a blazing campfire and a delicious plate of peaches and centipedes." --Kathi Appelt, Newbery Award honoree and National Book Award finalist
The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe.
When Mia and Uly are separated from their litters, they discover a dangerous world full of monsters. In order to find a den to call home, they must venture through field and forest, facing unspeakable things that dwell in the darkness: a zombie who hungers for their flesh, a witch who tries to steal their skins, a ghost who hunts them through the snow . . . and other things too scary to mention.
Featuring eight interconnected stories and sixteen hauntingly beautiful illustrations, Scary Stories for Young Foxes contains the kinds of adventures and thrills you love to listen to beside a campfire in the dark of night. Fans of Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Auxier, and R. L. Stine have found their next favorite book.
A Booklist 2019 Editors' Choice Selection
"A collection of six connected stories that follows a group of fox kits as they fight to survive in an unforgiving wilderness"-- Provided by publisher.
The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe. When Mia and Uly are separated from their litters, they discover a dangerous world full of monsters. In order to find a den to call home, they must venture through field and forest, facing unspeakable things that dwell in the darkness: a zombie who hungers for their flesh, a witch who tries to steal their skins, a ghost who hunts them through the snow . . . and other things too scary to mention. Featuring eight interconnected stories and sixteen hauntingly beautiful illustrations, Scary Stories for Young Foxes contains the kinds of adventures and thrills you love to listen to beside a campfire in the dark of night.
Miss Vix -- Six sisters -- House of trix -- Creeeaaak THUMP! Creeeaaak THUMP! -- The slither out of darkness -- The lilac kingdom -- The paw -- The snow ghost.