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A Game of Fox & Squirrels

Jenn Reese

Eleven-year-old Samantha and her older sister Caitlyn are staying with their aunt Vicky in Oregon. Caitlyn has a broken arm, while Sam wishes she could return home. Aunt Vicky gives Sam an old card game, and Sam later encounters its fox and squirrel characters in the woods. The fox promises that winning challenges will earn Sam a Golden Acorn and a wish to go home. But the demands become increasingly troubling, reflecting the dangerous behavior of the sisters’ father and the reason they have come to stay with their aunt and her wife.

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Book details

ATOS Book Level
4.6
AR Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
AR Points
7.0
Word Count
44870
Themes
Courage · Family · Folklore And Mythology · Mental Health
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
May 10, 2022
Pages
256
ISBN-13
9781250762887
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2021Fiction for Children
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