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The Midnight Fox parent’s guide: what’s inside
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The Midnight Fox is a beloved classic about a city boy who overcomes his initial resistance to farm life and learns compassion by protecting a fox and her cub. The story emphasizes empathy, courage, and personal growth through Tom's connection with nature. While there are some mildly tense moments involving danger to animals, the book is fundamentally uplifting and age-appropriate for middle-grade readers seeking adventure with heart.
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Tom hates having to spend the summer on a farm . . . until he discovers the midnight fox. No one asked Tom how he felt about spending two months on his Aunt Millie’s farm. For a city boy, the farm holds countless terrors—stampeding baby lambs, boy-chasing chickens, and worst of all, loneliness. But everything changes w... Tom hates having to spend the summer on a farm . . . until he discovers the midnight fox. No one asked Tom how he felt about spending two months on his Aunt Millie’s farm. For a city boy, the farm holds countless terrors—stampeding baby lambs, boy-chasing chickens, and worst of all, loneliness. But everything changes when Tom sees the midnight fox. He can spend hours watching the graceful black fox in the woods. And when her life—and that of her cub—is in danger, Tom knows exactly what he must do. “An exceptional book.”—Booklist A Library of Congress Children’s Book of the Year
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Classics
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- General
- Fiction
- Children
- Farm life
- Foxes
- Ficción juvenil
- Vida agrícola
- Zorros
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ISBN 9780140314502 · Penguin