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Mystery of the Missing Fox
Mystery of the Missing Fox
Reviewed by: Phyllis Fuchs - Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: June 8, 2016
Review
Mystery of the Missing Fox is the third book in the Cooper & Packrat Adventures. Like the first two stories, this one is set in the Maine woods that belong to Cooper's family where they run their campground. The exciting discovery of a fox caught in an illegal trap on the campground's land followed by a sudden accident Cooper's dad experiences open the story. Before the book ends readers learn much about the lives of foxes, the complicated feelings of a caring family, and the affects on the close friendship between three boys when a fourth friend, a girl, is added to the trio. Frequent black and white sketches, often comical ones, enliven the two hundred pages of text. Each of the thirty one brief chapters begins with a pertinent fact about foxes. Readers also learn about Items such as a motion-sensor camera with a memory card that records, as in this book, the fox kits' activities when no humans are there to watch them. The book is recommended as lively, informative, middle grade fiction to readers of nine to twelve year olds of both sexes.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Wight, Tamra
Illustrator: DiRocco, Carl
Illustration Quality: good
Publisher: Islandport Press
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: adventure,realistic fiction
Audience: grades 4-6
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9781939017
Price: 16.95
This Book's Maine Connection: Maine author,Maine setting