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The Ghost Fox
Grade 3-5-Seeking revenge for an unintentional slight, a ghost fox attempts to steal the souls of both Little Lee and his mother while the merchant Big Lee has gone downriver to trade. They protect themselves throughout the spring, summer, and fall, but let their guard down in the winter. The fox sneaks into the house and begins to harden the woman's heart against her only son. Changing from a patient, kind, and adoring mother, she becomes angry and cruel and puts him out of their home. Realizing that he alone can restore her spirit, the tenacious boy devises a plan that succeeds because of his cleverness and courage. Detailed, full-page, black-and-white illustrations appear throughout and draw readers into the narrative, adapted from a collection of Chinese 17th-century tales of the supernatural. Readers of sophisticated fairy tales will enjoy this fast-paced story in which a physically and emotionally abandoned child defends himself and his loved one, and goodness is victorious.
Susan Middleton, LaJolla Country Day School, CA
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