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A Game of Fox & Squirrels

Auteur(s): Jenn Reese
Narrateur(s): Sarah Franco
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Andre Norton Award finalist Jenn Reese explores the often thin line between magic and reality, light and darkness in her enchanting middle grade standalone.

After an incident shatters their family, eleven-year old Samantha and her older sister Caitlin are sent to live in rural Oregon with an aunt they've never met. Sam wants nothing more than to go back to the way things were… before she spoke up about their father's anger.

When Aunt Vicky gives Sam a mysterious card game called "A Game of Fox & Squirrels," Sam falls in love with the animal characters, especially the charming trickster fox, Ashander. Then one day Ashander shows up in Sam’s room and offers her an adventure and a promise: find the Golden Acorn, and Sam can have anything she desires.

But the fox is hiding rules that Sam isn't prepared for, and her new home feels more tempting than she'd ever expected. As Sam is swept up in the dangerous quest, the line between magic and reality grows thin. If she makes the wrong move, she'll lose far more than just a game.

Perfect for fans of Barbara O'Connor, Lauren Wolk, and Ali Benjamin, A Game of Fox & Squirrels is a stunning, heartbreaking novel about a girl who finds the light in the darkness... and ultimately discovers the true meaning of home.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company

"Brings to life, viscerally, what it is like to live in fear of abuse—even after the abuse itself is over. But there is magic here too, and the promise of a better future that comes with learning to let people who care about you into your world." —Alan Gratz, New York Times-bestselling author of Refugee

“A captivating and touching story… both whimsical and emotionally—sometimes frighteningly—compelling.” —Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor-winning author of Savvy

"Magically creative and deeply honest, A Game of Fox & Squirrels merges games and grimness in a fantasy tale that tells the truth." —Elana K. Arnold, Printz Honor-winning author of Damsel and A Boy Called Bat

Animaux Animaux et nature Croissance Discussions difficiles Fantasy et magie Fiction Fiction avec des animaux Grandir Littérature Renards et loups Science-fiction et fantasy Vie de famille Fantastique Jeu Renard Famille multigénérationnelle Histoires réconfortantes

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<p>“Beautifully written...Reese’s pairing of a realistic depiction of lived trauma with its allegorical-fantasy reflection proves stunningly effective.” –<i>Kirkus</i>, <b>Starred Review</b><br><br>"A poignant fantastical allegory... that presents generational trauma and its echoes unflinchingly." –<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, <b>Starred Review</b> <br><br>"Reese spins a tale about child abuse that is touched with fantasy...a powerful tool for working through trauma." –<i>Booklist<br></i><br>"An engaging blend of genres...dealing with realistic issues that will be a solid addition to elementary or middle school libraries." –<i>School Library Journal</i><br><br>"It’s satisfying to watch Sam move from obedience born of self-preservation to being able to defy Ashander in order to protect others...the sympathetic heroine makes this a likable read with broad appeal." —<i>The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <br></i><br>"Once in an age, you read a book that is so true and so lovely that it's as if your own bruised and hopeful heart had come sailing into your hands in book form. <i>A Game of Fox & Squirrels</i> is that book for me. It is perfect. Sometimes magic happens: we needed this story in our world, and now it is here." —<b>Anne Nesbet, author of <i>The Cabinet of Earths </i>and <i>Daring Darleen </i></b><br><br>"Hauntingly beautiful, funny, dark and true, and so full of magic and heart. This story will stay with me forever." —<b>Stephanie Burgis, author of <i>The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart </i></b><br><br>"Jenn Reese is masterful in her delicate rendering of a vulnerable child navigating the boundaries of family loyalty. The story will quietly burrow its way into the hearts of the children who need it, inspiring bravery and truth. Unforgettable." —<b>Tracy Holczer, author of <i>Everything Else in the Universe </i></b><br><br>"An important, moving book about resilience in the face of abuse, and about emerging from a very dark place into hope." —<b>Sarah Prineas, author of <i>Dragonfell </i></b><br><br>"The way Jenn Reese illuminates a path to hope through dark times is what makes this book essential reading." —<b>Greg van Eekhout, author of <i>Voyage of the Dogs</i></b><br><br>“<i>A Game of Fox & Squirrels</i> overflows with courage, and it’s willing to share.” —<b>William Alexander, National Book Award-winning author of <i>Goblin Secrets</i></b></p>
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This is a difficult book (tw for abuse that happened off-stage, just before the book opens, but for which there are flashbacks) but it is worth it. The way the book explores the character of the fox--how abusers operate, the tricks they use to gain and keep power/control--in a children's tale is stunning. I had so much empathy for the main child character and for the characters around her, as she tries to navigate her changing world, tries to "make things right" and to appease the fox. The use of the game in the title and the game's rules interspersed as commentary throughout the narrative is great. Family relationships and sibling relationship in particular was done well, with a light touch. And at the very end, in the final installment of discussing the "rules", I'm not gonna lie, I cried (in a good way).

This book, in the form of a modern fairy tale with unexpectedly poignant intergenerational elements, helps people recognize what abuse looks like, what manipulation looks like, what narcissistic control looks and feels like... and, countering all that, what healthy family can look like, how to build it instead. Using the structure of the game and the squirrel or human characters, it even deals gently with the topic of enablers and capitulators to abuse, and with not being able to escape right away--or feeling like you need to go back. It unabashedly talks about what surviving can look like, until real help is available. I wish it was in every school library, for whichever kid needs to stumble on it. And for all the adults who might still need it too.

I needed this book as a kid

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