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Pax, journey home.

• Sara Pennypacker
• Children's Fiction

Readability Age Range

• 8 to 12 years old
• Balzer + Bray (An Imprint of Harper Collins)
• A New York Times bestseller

Year Published

Thirteen-year-old Peter is struggling with his overwhelming feelings of loss and guilt because of the past war. Both of Peter’s parents are dead and he was forced to send away his pet fox, Pax. Meanwhile, Pax has begun a family with his mate. But when one of the young kits falls ill, Pax can only think of one solution. He must return to the human boy who once saved him.

Plot Summary

Pax is a fox. And though he may look like any other fox you might spot running through the wooded growth, he’s actually quite a bit different. Pax, you see, was once a friend of a human boy; a boy who saved him as a kit and raised him back to health. And by the time they were forced to part ways—for reasons Pax still doesn’t understand—Pax had learned that not all humans are dangerous. Some can be trusted. Some are good.

Now that Pax is a father, after finding a beloved mate named Bristle, he teaches his kits that valuable lesson, too. There are many dangers in the wild. And humans and their machines can be dangerous. But not all. Not all.

At the same time that Pax is teaching his new family and making a home at the Deserted Farm, his boy, 13-year-old Peter, is struggling mightily. The just-past war has taken so much from him. His parents are both dead. He was forced to send away his pet fox. And he was sent away too, to survive on his own since his grandfather—the only living family he has—is too bitter and distrustful to show Peter kindness. A local woman named Vola has opened her home and life to him, but it’s not the same.

Besides, Peter refuses to grow close to Vola, no matter her goodness. People and things he loves tend to die or leave. So, giving love is something Peter cannot do. He’s convinced that life is filled with too much pain to be shared. Peter’s overwhelming sense of loss and grief and guilt all make it plain what he must do.

Now that he’s stronger, Peter will join the Water Warriors for a time. This group, which analyzes and repair waterways that were poisoned during the war, will give Peter an opportunity to make his way back home. There he’ll move into the abandoned house his family used to live in. And he’ll be alone. That’s best.

Life can indeed seem filled with pain sometimes, whether you’re a boy or a fox. Pax sees that too, after his beloved little vixen kit gets sick and grows weaker and weaker. He has no way of knowing that the pond he took her to drink from was poisoned by chemicals that have killed everything that once lived in and around it. She soon begins stumbling and falling, no matter her effort.

But life can offer goodness and hope, too. When Pax catches a scent on the wind that he hasn’t smelled in a very long time, he realizes there might be a chance for his kit. It’s the smell of his boy! Surely the boy will know what to do. The boy helped him. The boy is good. But will the boy be good enough? Will he crack open his locked-down emotional protections?  Will he be able to help?

Healing comes in many forms. And two old friends desperately need the healing power of love right now.

Christian Beliefs

There’s no references to faith in God in this story, but thoughtful readers can find biblical parallels to the power of love, redemption and forgiveness in this tale.

Other Belief Systems

There are certain beliefs that the central characters are operating with here. The harsh things of war and life have left Peter with the belief that he must be strong and relationship-free if he hopes to survive. Caring about people and things only brings him pain. So, he avoids intimacy with other people and jams down memories of his family—and that includes Pax. In fact, when painful, guilt-filled thoughts of abandoning Pax bubble up, Peter creates a mental “penance” that he repeats until the feelings subside. He imagines the day he found the wounded kit, and instead of rescuing it, he takes his father’s advice and leaves the animal to die. Peter repeats this penance almost like a prayer.

On the other hand, Pax’s belief system is much more rudimentary. He knows what is dangerous, what is safe, what is bad, what is good. His beliefs are not self-deferential or self-absorbed, as a human’s might be. They just are. And that’s exactly how he communicates with his kits and those he loves. One of his strongest beliefs is an unswerving faith in Peter.

Authority Roles

Vola is a loving older woman who welcomes Peter in and with time offers to, in a sense, adopt him and give him half of what she has now—and everything when she passes. Hers is a tough love, but a sincere one that greets with open arms while not forcing anything on the struggling boy. In fact, Vola’s levelheaded and wise approach to those in her life also sways Peter’s grandfather. He’s a decidedly grumpy and recalcitrant individual who slowly comes around to understanding both Peter and Vola, and he even reaches out for a better connection with his grandson.

Samuel and Jade are a twenty-something pair of Water Warriors that Peter realizes are a couple. (They eventually marry.) He travels with them at first because he thinks their romantic feelings for each other will allow him to keep to himself. But Peter soon learns that they both are easy people to connect with. And Jade in particular has a special “secret weapon of kindness” that disarms him and draws him in. The three grow close. And during a particularly emotional moment when Peter remembers his parents, Samuel and Jade hug and comfort the emotionally shaken boy. In fact, it’s because of them that Peter begins to consider the possibility of facing and working through his past wounds.

In his own way Pax is a great illustration of what human parents should be. He thinks and communicates from his own animal perspective, but he’s willing to go to any and every extreme to protect and aid his kits—particularly his sick and near-death young vixen kit.

Profanity & Violence

No foul language or alcohol. There is, however, quite a bit of danger and peril here. Peter remembers the war that killed his father. He thinks back on his mother’s death as well. (None of those memories are visually violent, but they could still be disturbing for younger readers.) Peter also focuses on different versions of his “penance” which readers could find upsetting. And later, in an effort to protect himself emotionally, Peter picks up a rifle to kill a wounded animal (before turning from that path).

On the animal front, the foxes must be constantly wary of dangerous predators. Pax’s young daughter is snatched up by a large owl and almost taken away, but for his quick actions breaking the bird’s thigh and leg bone. Animals are threatened and burned by fires and explosions. Pax and a kit are swept over a waterfall and almost drown. And the poisonous waters, caused as an aftereffect of the war, are an ever-present danger as well. Animals are poisoned and Pax finds burrows and nests of other animals that have died from the poisons. In a very powerful sense this story is able to communicate the need for clean water and the incredible danger and deadliness of thoughtless man-made pollution.

Sexual Content

None, other than some loving fox licks.

Discussion Topics

Get free discussion questions for other books at FocusOnTheFamily.com/discuss-books .

Why do you think Peter creates his imaginary “penance” when thinking about Pax? How did he think it would help him? Compare that to Pax’s thoughts about his new kits and growing family. What do you think the book is trying to say about family?

Why do you think Peter’s grandfather was so negative and harsh to people around him? Why do you think that began to change? For that matter, Peter went through some pretty important emotional changes. What do you think caused that change?

When Pax handed his suffering kit off to Peter, what do you think he was feeling? Both Pax and Peter express grief over lost loved ones. How are they alike and different? How do you think Pax’s choice to leave his daughter affected both Pax and Peter? Are there some biblical parallels that these kinds of choices bring to mind? What is the importance of the name (Sliver) that Peter gives to Pax’s kit?

What do you think this story is saying about starting over after something bad happens?

Additional Comments

Pax, Journey Home is a sequel to the award-winning first book Pax. But it stands alone without having to read that first book if you choose. It contains some powerful messages about family, adoption, forgiveness and friendship for thoughtful young readers. And the book holds a clear positive message about environmental conservation.

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PAX, JOURNEY HOME

by Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 7, 2021

An impressive sequel.

Boy and fox follow separate paths in postwar rebuilding.

A year after Peter finds refuge with former soldier Vola, he prepares to leave to return to his childhood home. He plans to join the Junior Water Warriors, young people repurposing the machines and structures of war to reclaim reservoirs and rivers poisoned in the conflict, and then to set out on his own to live apart from others. At 13, Peter is competent and self-contained. Vola marvels at the construction of the floor of the cabin he’s built on her land, but the losses he’s sustained have left a mark. He imposes a penance on himself, reimagining the story of rescuing the orphaned kit Pax as one in which he follows his father’s counsel to kill the animal before he could form a connection. He thinks of his heart as having a stone inside it. Pax, meanwhile, has fathered three kits who claim his attention and devotion. Alternating chapters from the fox’s point of view demonstrate Pax’s care for his family—his mate, Bristle; her brother; and the three kits. Pax becomes especially attached to his daughter, who accompanies him on a journey that intersects with Peter’s and allows Peter to not only redeem his past, but imagine a future. This is a deftly nuanced look at the fragility and strength of the human heart. All the human characters read as White. Illustrations not seen.

Pub Date: Sept. 7, 2021

ISBN: 978-0-06-293034-7

Page Count: 256

Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

Review Posted Online: June 28, 2021

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2021

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From award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; this is a gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling novel about chosen families and the healing power of love. A New York Times bestseller!It’s been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives.Pax and his mate, Bristle, have welcomed a litter of kits they must protect in a dangerous world. Meanwhile Peter–newly orphaned after the war, racked with guilt and loneliness–leaves his adopted home with Vola to join the Water Warriors, a group of people determined to heal the land from the scars of the war.When one of Pax’s kits falls desperately ill, he turns to the one human he knows he can trust. And no matter how hard Peter tries to harden his broken heart, love keeps finding a way in. Now both boy and fox find themselves on journeys toward home, healing–and each other, once again.As he did for Pax, Jon Klassen, New York Times bestseller, Caldecott medalist, and two-time Caldecott Honoree, has created stunning jacket and interior illustrations.

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Sara Pennypacker is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pax; the award-winning Clementine books and its spinoff series, Waylon!; and the acclaimed novel Summer of the Gypsy Moths. She divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Florida. You can visit her online at www.sarapennypacker.com.

Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book; This Is Not My Hat, winner of the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal; and We Found a Hat. He is also the illustrator of two Caldecott Honor books, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn, both written by Mac Barnett. Jon Klassen lives in Los Angeles.

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After losing almost everything in the Great Depression, Ellie’s family is forced to leave their home in town and start over in the untamed wilderness of nearby Echo Mountain. Ellie has found a welcome freedom, and a love of the natural world, in her new life on the mountain. But there is little joy after a terrible accident leaves her father in a coma. An accident unfairly blamed on Ellie. Ellie is a girl who takes matters into her own hands, and determined to help her father she will make her way to the top of the mountain in search of healing secrets....

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First Katherine Applegate thrilled listeners with the action-packed Animorphs series. Then she stole our hearts with the award-winning The One and Only Ivan. Now she takes us on an unforgettable journey in this first book of an epic middle grade series! Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack. Believed to possess remarkable abilities, her mythical doglike species has been hunted to near extinction in the war-torn kingdom of Nedarra. After her pack is hunted down and killed, Byx fears she may be the last of her species. The Endling.

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Publisher's summary

From award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax ; this is a gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling novel about chosen families and the healing power of love. A New York Times best seller!

It’s been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives.

Pax and his mate, Bristle, have welcomed a litter of kits they must protect in a dangerous world. Meanwhile Peter - newly orphaned after the war, racked with guilt and loneliness - leaves his adopted home with Vola to join the Water Warriors, a group of people determined to heal the land from the scars of the war.

When one of Pax's kits falls desperately ill, he turns to the one human he knows he can trust. And no matter how hard Peter tries to harden his broken heart, love keeps finding a way in. Now both boy and fox find themselves on journeys toward home, healing - and each other, once again.

As he did for Pax , Jon Klassen, New York Times best seller, Caldecott medalist, and two-time Caldecott Honoree, has created stunning jacket and interior illustrations.

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Emotional Journey

We enjoyed the emotion journey and growth Peter went through. Very good teaching moments for my boys.

a wonderfully touching story that really pulls at your heart strings. The narrator does a great job aswell!

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Pax, Journey Home Symbols, Allegory and Motifs

By sara pennypacker.

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Even before the story begins—before even the Table of Contents—running is situated as being symbolic. A simple illustration precedes the text capturing Pax frozen in time as he leaps through the air and almost seems to be flying. The opening words of the story will intensify the symbolism: “Pax ran.” From there, the description of Pax running is forever equated with the state of freedom he has enjoyed for the past year since being set from the world of cages that comes with being a pet.

The Water Warriors

The Water Warriors are an organization which repurposes equipment and the workforce of the military in order to fix damage to the environment caused by the recently ended war. Peter’s grandfather is dismissive of them as “do-gooders” pretending to be real soldiers. With this perspective, they are immediately endowed with the symbolic status of unappreciated heroes in a society that equates heroism with violence and destruction.

Peter’s Cabin

Peter builds a cabin for himself on Vola’s property. With only a few absolutely necessary exceptions, alone was responsible for constructing every piece of it. The cabin becomes the symbol of Peter’s growing independence and maturity.

The Marshmallow Incident

The marshmallow incident occurs during a night of camping when Peter is roasting a marshmallow over the open fire. He lays the burnt treat to his side to allow it to cool, but Pax makes a go for it and winds up burning his snout. Peter views this incident as a failure on his part to protect his pet, but his father suggests that Pax might see it as precisely the opposite since Peter immediately took action to soothe the raccoon’s pain. That it turns out this is exactly how Pax did view things makes the marshmallow incident a symbol of the complexity of perception that can allow two completely different interpretations of the same event to both be valid.

The Reservoir

Pax notices that the water in the reservoir does not smell like any water he’s ever known. It carries no scent of the past like water from the sky or the always moving currents of a river. This lack of a past gives it a sense of something pristine. For Peter, the reservoir is broad and deep and filled with promise. For both animal and human, the reservoir becomes an optimistic symbol of the future.

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Pax, Journey Home - Chapters 40 - 44 Summary & Analysis

In Chapter 40, Peter was angry with himself as he piled up kindling and put all of his belongings from his old life on top of it. He believed that he hurt everything that he loved, just like he had hurt Pax’s kit. As Peter’s things burned, he cried for the life he had lost. When he calmed, he realized that like the phoenix in the myth his mother once told him, he had built a nest and burned all of the mementos of his old life. A new life would rise from the ashes of that fire.

When the smoke cleared and Peter looked up, Pax was sitting next to the shed holding what Peter feared was a dead kit in his jaws. Peter thought Pax had come to show Peter what he had done. However, when Pax began walking toward...

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Pax, journey home audible audiobook – unabridged.

From award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax ; this is a gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling novel about chosen families and the healing power of love. A New York Times best seller!

It’s been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives.

Pax and his mate, Bristle, have welcomed a litter of kits they must protect in a dangerous world. Meanwhile Peter - newly orphaned after the war, racked with guilt and loneliness - leaves his adopted home with Vola to join the Water Warriors, a group of people determined to heal the land from the scars of the war.

When one of Pax's kits falls desperately ill, he turns to the one human he knows he can trust. And no matter how hard Peter tries to harden his broken heart, love keeps finding a way in. Now both boy and fox find themselves on journeys toward home, healing - and each other, once again.

As he did for Pax , Jon Klassen, New York Times best seller, Caldecott medalist, and two-time Caldecott Honoree, has created stunning jacket and interior illustrations.

• Listening Length 4 hours and 33 minutes
• Author Sara Pennypacker
• Narrator Michael Curran-Dorsano
• Audible release date September 7, 2021
• Language English
• Publisher HarperAudio
• ASIN B08TN14L3F
• Version Unabridged
• Program Type Audiobook
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