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Fox 8

A Story

by George Saunders
Chelsea Cardinal
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world—featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal.
Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regard with a knowing snort and a roll of the eyes. That is, until he develops a unique skill: He teaches himself to speak “Yuman” by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to children’s bedtime stories. The power of language fuels his abundant curiosity about people—even after “danjer” arrives in the form of a new shopping mall that cuts off his food supply, sending Fox 8 on a harrowing quest to help save his pack.
Told with his distinctive blend of humor and pathos, Fox 8 showcases the extraordinary imaginative talents of George Saunders, whom The New York Times called “the writer for our time.”

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  • Release date

    April 9, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780812995329

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780812995329
      • File size: 7313 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      June 15, 2018

      This hardcover repackaging of a fable from the author of the New York Times best-selling and Man Booker Prize-winning Lincoln in the Bardo stars Fox 8, a drifty daydreamer that his pack comes to depend on: he's taught himself "Yuman" by eavesdropping in the bushes as children are read their bedtime stories. But there's "danjer" in the air; a new shopping mall means that Fox 8 must help the pack huntfor a new source of food.

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 27, 2013
      This charming story from George Saunders follows a fox named Fox 8 as he teaches himself to speak the human language (known as “Yuman”) by listening intently outside of their windows while children are told bedtime stories. But when a development plan for a new shopping mall threatens the food supply, Fox 8 must work to help his pack. As a narrator of his own work, Saunders hands in a reading that is straightforward and wonderfully underplayed. His tone has a youthful quality about it, and his narration is confident, making the story all the more endearing. A standout audiobook that will please listeners of all ages—from the youngest to the oldest members of any pack.

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

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