{"product_id":"maybe-a-fox-9781442482425","title":"Maybe a Fox","description":"\u003cb\u003eWorlds collide in a spectacular way when Newbery and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt and Pulitzer Prize nominee and #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller Alison McGhee team up to create a fantastical, heartbreaking, and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when one of the sisters disappears forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSylvie and Jules, Jules and Sylvie. Better than just sisters, better than best friends, they'd be identical twins if only they'd been born in the same year. And if only Sylvie wasn't such a fast--faster than fast--runner. But Sylvie is too fast, and when she runs to the river they're not supposed to go anywhere near to throw a wish rock just before the school bus comes on a snowy morning, she runs so fast that no one sees what happens...and no one ever sees her again. Jules is devastated, but she refuses to believe what all the others believe, that--like their mother--her sister is gone forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the very same time, in the shadow world, a shadow fox is born--half of the spirit world, half of the animal world. She too is fast--faster than fast--and she senses danger. She's too young to know exactly what she senses, but she knows something is very wrong. And when Jules believes one last wish rock for Sylvie needs to be thrown into the river, the human and shadow worlds collide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting in alternate voices--one Jules's, the other the fox's--Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee tell the searingly beautiful tale of one small family's moment of heartbreak, a moment that unfolds into one that is epic, mythic, shimmering, and most of all, hopeful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKathi Appelt is the author of the Newbery Honoree, National Book Award finalist, and bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eThe True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaybe a Fox \u003c\/i\u003e(with Alison McGhee), \u003ci\u003eKeeper\u003c\/i\u003e, and many picture books including \u003ci\u003eCounting Crows \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMax Attacks\u003c\/i\u003e. She has two grown children and lives in College Station, Texas, with her husband. Visit her at KathiAppelt.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlison McGhee is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSomeday\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eDear Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat I Leave Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pablo and Birdy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere We Are\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaybe a Fox \u003c\/i\u003ewith Kathi Appelt, \u003ci\u003eFirefly Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo Many Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Bright\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Very Brave Witch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDear Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Bink and Gollie books. Her other children's books include \u003ci\u003eAll Rivers Flow to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCountdown to Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnap!\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Laguna Beach, California. You can visit her at AlisonMcGhee.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415368700178,"sku":"9781442482425","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f22c546-065e-4fd1-b055-8480cfe502b5.jpg?v=1729401810","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/maybe-a-fox-9781442482425","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}