Pax
by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
50 Total Resources 6 Awards 45 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 50,075
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179541, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / General (see also headings under Animals)
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Human-animal relationships--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Foxes
- JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Foxes
- Human-animal relationships
- JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World
- Foxes as pets
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Foxes as pets--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | General
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Sara Pennypacker about Pax
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sara Pennypacker
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Sara Pennypacker “Dressing a Story: Writing PAX ”
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sara Pennypacker
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jon Klassen
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Author Interviews 18
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sara Pennypacker
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Sara Pennypacker “Dressing a Story: Writing PAX ”
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Interview with Sara Pennypacker
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Interview with Sara Pennypacker
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Sara Pennypacker
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Interview with Sara Pennypacker
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Author Fan Face-off with Sara Pennypacker
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Interview with Sara Pennypacker
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Guest Post by Sara Pennypacker
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Interview with Jon Klassen
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Club Guide from Brightly
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Novel Study from Carnegie Learning
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Reading Guide from HarperCollins
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Teacher's Guide from HarperCollins
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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Classroom Kit from HarperCollins
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Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Michael Curran-Dorsano
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Michael Curran-Dorsano
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Book Trailers 2
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Trailer 2 from Shelf Stuff
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 6
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Audiobooks Selection, 2016; Elementary Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2016
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