“Heidicker has written the next Watership Down.”- New York Times-bestselling author Jessica Day George “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 A nightmare book you’ll want to return to repeatedly.”-Betsy Bird, Fuse8 Productions And once you start, you cannot stop until you’ve reached the end.Terrifying and wonderful.

“These tales are not for the faint of heart. 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 “Into the finest tradition of storytelling steps Christian McKay Heidicker with these highly original, bone-chilling, and ultimately heart-warming stories. “Clever and harrowing.” -The Wall Street Journal Praise for Scary Stories for Young Foxes:Ī Booklist 2019 Editors' Choice SelectionĪ Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection 'A frightfully accomplished companion novel that stands on its own.' - Booklist Heidicker’s writing continues to shine.' - Kirkus Reviews 'A worthy follow-up, with a triumphant end. That’s where they encounter O-370, and where they’ll need to fight for their lives against mad hounds, killer robots, and the most dangerous of all creatures: humans.Īward-winning author Christian McKay Heidicker once again surprises, delights, and terrifies with eight interconnected stories inspired by classic and modern horror tropes and paired with haunting illustrations from Junyi Wu. Forced to flee their den, they travel to a terrifying new world: the City. In a nearby suburb, young Cozy and her skulk are facing an unknown danger, one that hunts foxes. When O-370 gets free of his cage, he witnesses the gruesome reality awaiting all the Farm’s foxes and narrowly escapes with his life. But on the Farm, foxes know only the safety of their wire dens and the promise of eternal happiness in the White Barn. From Christian McKay Heidicker, author of the Thieves of Weirdwood trilogy, comes the heart-stopping companion to the 2020 Newbery Honor recipient Scary Stories for Young Foxes, chronicling the adventures of three fox kits desperate to survive the terrors of a frightening new world.įox kit O-370 hungers for a life of adventure, like those lived long ago by Mia and Uly.

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