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A Game of Fox & Squirrels Spiral-Bound | 2022-05-10

Jenn Reese

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A girl coping with a domestic violence incident is swept up in a board game that may or may not be magical in this enchanting middle-grade standalone.

Eleven-year-old Samantha and her older sister, Caitlin, are sent to live in rural Oregon with an estranged aunt following a domestic violence incident with their father. Sam wants nothing more than to go back home, back to the way things were . . . before she spoke up.

Then Aunt Vicky gives Sam a battered card game. Sam falls in love with the whimsical animal characters, especially the charming fox, Ashander. One day Ashander shows up in her room and offers her an adventure: find the Golden Acorn, and Sam can have anything she desires. As magic and reality blur, Sam is swept up in a game she may not be prepared to play.

Perfect for fans of Barbara O'Connor and Lauren Wolk, A Game of Fox & Squirrels explores themes of family, redemption, and the distance we'll go for the people we love.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 125076288X
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.7 x 8.4 inches
A Game of Fox & Squirrels:

"Beautifully written . . . Reese's pairing of a realistic depiction of lived trauma with its allegorical fantasy reflection proves stunningly effective." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A poignant fantastical allegory . . . that presents generational trauma and its echoes unflinchingly." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Reese spins a tale about child abuse that is touched with fantasy . . . a powerful tool for working through trauma." --Booklist

"An engaging blend of genres . . . dealing with realistic issues that will be a solid addition to elementary or middle school libraries." --School Library Journal

". . . The sympathetic heroine makes this a likable read with broad appeal." --The Bulletin

"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. A Game of Fox & Squirrels is that book for me." --Anne Nesbet, author of The Cabinet of Earths and Daring Darleen

Jenn Reese writes speculative fiction for readers of all ages. Her first novel, Above World, was a finalist for the 2012 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she revels in the rain, plays too many video games, and works as a freelance graphic designer.