Scary Stories for Young Foxes

A worthy follow-up, with a triumphant end... Heidicker's writing continues to shine. --Kirkus Reviews A frightfully accomplished companion novel that stands on its own. --Booklist Praise for Scary Stories for Young Foxes: A 2020 Newbery Honor Recipient A Booklist 2019 Editors' Choice Selection A Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection Clever and harrowing. --The Wall Street Journal Into the finest tradition of storytelling steps Christian McKay Heidicker with these highly original, bone-chilling, and ultimately heart-warming stories. All that's needed is a blazing campfire and a delicious plate of peaches and centipedes. --Kathi Appelt, Newbery Award honoree and National Book Award finalist These tales are not for the faint of heart. And once you start, you cannot stop until you've reached the end...Terrifying and wonderful. A nightmare book you'll want to return to repeatedly. --Betsy Bird, Fuse8 Productions A weird, creepy and thoroughly entertaining romp for readers of all ages! Highly recommended! --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times-bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Mars One Heidicker has written the next Watership Down. --New York Times-bestselling author Jessica Day George Gather around this collection of finely written stories that will raise your hackles and tingle your whiskers. But reader, beware. The dangers within this book are very real. Fortunately, so is the bravery of foxes. --Matthew Kirby, Edgar Award-winning author of Icefall and The Clockwork Three [F]or a certain type of reader--those lost in a battered copy of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark--this is exactly the kind of book they're hunting for... [A] chilling roller coaster of a read. --Booklist, Starred Review Dark and skillfully distressing, this is a story for the bold. --Kirkus Reviews