Readers are inspired to research treatment of rabies in foxes and Heidicker's work could be used as a teaching tool about the importance of vaccinations. While all humans are not evil, who to trust is a theme throughout. This unique title intends to inspire thought about the consequences of human actions on animals and the environment, and paints humans in a negative light that is more terrifying than the first installment. The foxes struggle to explain or piece together universal truths, but aim to protect themselves and help others along the way. Eerie pencil sketch illustrations combined with a hauntingly antiquated way of speaking (and some modern slang) allows readers to empathize and visualize the world through the foxes' perspective. The foxes will discover if the city truly is a paradox of paradise and death worth giving up two meals a day. Scratch, Golgathursh, Miss Vix, curse of yellow stench-with newcomers such as Fern, the farmer, Cakeface and Treacle, 0-370 and R(A)-211 in new stories about inquisitive foxes longing for adventure. Heidicker mixes characters from the first book-Mia and Uly, Mr. Gr 4 Up-Heidicker, a Newbery Honor recipient, continues his tale-within-a-tale of curious foxes listening to a horrific, cautionary account of survival told by a mysterious storyteller.

And they’ll quickly discover that there are no cautionary tales to prepare them for the most dangerous creatures of all: humans.Black and white illustrations. There, Cozy and O-370’s lives will intersect, and they’ll need to stick together if they’re to survive the monsters that lurk among the City’s shadows. 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, a being that can blend in with the scenery and can speak with a fox’s voice.

When O-370 slips free of his cage, he witnesses the gruesome reality awaiting all of the Farm's foxes and narrowly escapes with his life. But on the Farm, foxes know only the safety of their wire dens. The gripping companion novel to Newbery Honor recipient Scary Stories for Young Foxes, following two new fox kits desperate to survive the terrors of a frightening new world: the City.įox kit 0-730 loves the old stories about Mia and Uly and hungers for a life filled with adventure.

The City by Christian McKay Heidicker