About Pax 五年4班 松阳嘉进

                                                                       About Pax

五年4班 17号 松阳嘉进

Every child had a beautiful dream about animals, and this novel told us an amazing story.

Pax was a heartwarming story about the separation of a boy named Peter and his pet fox, Pax. As a five-month-old baby, Pax’s parents were killed and he was taken in by seven-year-old boy Peter. Peter raised him and gave him the care that he needed to grow; he was devoted to Pax and they developed a powerful relationship.
   Then the unexpected war was on the horizon and Peter’s dad told him Pax must go back to the wild. It was heartbreaking for Peter to be separated from Pax. It wasn’t long until Peter took matters into his own hands and set off to struggle miles of wilderness to reunite with his beloved fox.

Some characters in the story

Peter

Peter was a boy whose mother had died. He adopted an orphan fox, Pax. Peter raised Pax for 5 years. He was forced to abandon Pax when the war broke out. But later he realized he was wrong. He ran away from his grandpa, and undertook a journey to find his pet fox.

Pax

When Pax was just 5 months old, his parents were killed. He was raised by Peter for 5 years. The war separated Pax and Peter. When he was left in the wild, he was gradually bonded with other foxes and learned to survive. But one day he was determined to find his childhood friend Peter.

Vola

Vola was a farm’s owner. She had lost her leg and her true self in the war. Vola was an anti-war person.

Peter's Father

He volunteered to serve in the war, leaved his son with his father, and forced his son to abandon a fox the boy raised from a kit.

Bristle

Bristle was a female fox who had protected her younger brother since her parents were killed by humans and all her other siblings died. This character distrusted a fox she met that was raised by humans.

Runt

He was Bristle’s little brother, a young and innocent fox that loved Pax.

Toy soldier

The plastic toy soldier was a symbol that represented the war.

The books began with Peter in a car with Pax. The first scene was told from the perspective of Pax: “Suddenly the car stopped. The fox felt it before the boy did, as he felt everything first, through the pads of his paws, along his spine, in the sensitive whiskers at his wrists. Peter's anxiety surprised the fox...

Today, Peter lifted Pax and buried his face in the fox's white smooth tail. It was then that Pax realized Peter was crying. Pax licked Peter’s face and then grew more confused. There was no scent of blood but only tears…

After Peter left Pax beside the road, he always thought he betrayed Pax. So eventually Peter decided to walk hundreds of miles to look for his pet fox... While Pax also had a problem. He had no food to eat, no water to drink, no place to keep away from the burning sun and no place to rest or sleep.     Fortunately, he met Grey the old fox, and Grey’s enemies—Bristle and Runt. To be surprised, they agreed that they would help Pax to look for Peter. The foxes let bygones be bygones and went on the journey together......”

We’re all animal lovers here and couldn’t wait to read Pax.

P.S: About Sara Pennypacker

The American author Sara Pennypacker is an expert on children’s literature. She had written over twenty children’s books, including Pax, Summer of the Gypsy Moths, and the Clementine and Stuart series.