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It’s 1972. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called “Fox,” and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Joan: The main character of the story.
- Fox: Joan's new friend.
- Mark: Joan's older brother.
- Gus: Fox's dad. He is a writer.
- Veda: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Parsons
- Cindy: Joan's next door neighbor. She is in the Girl Scouts and has a swimming pool in her backyard.
- Bodie: A very self-confident boy in Fox and Joan's summer writing class.
- Mrs. Gordon
- Andrew
- Gramma: Joan's grandmother - her mom's mom. She sewed a quilt for Joan when she was younger.
- Mr. Mcfarland
- Samantha
- Jerry
- Ketura
- Priscilla: A girl in Joan's writing class with long blonde hair. She is nicknamed "Zoom."
- Mrs. Miller
- Henry: The frog that Joan and Fox study for science class in lieu of dissecting a frog. They name him Henry because he is "king" of his terrarium.
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
I met the Queen of the Foxes in 1972, when my family moved from Connecticut to California.
Table of Contents edit
Part 1: The queen of the Foxes
Chapter One: Don't Call Me Mouse
Chapter Two: A Great Place to Hide
Chapter Three: Owls and Foxes
Chapter Four: Return of the Queen of the Foxes
Chapter Five: Puppies, Kittens, and a Big Green Frog
Chapter 6: War Paint
Part 2: Good Witch or Bad?
Chapter Seven: A Way Out?
Chapter Eight: Sisters of the Crystal Teardrop
Chapter Nine: Pictures of Pigs
Chapter Ten: Something Kind of Scary
Chapter Eleven: Circus of Chaos
Part 3: Learning to Fly
Chapter Twelve: An Unexpected Letter
Chapter Thirteen: Something True
Chapter Fourteen: Thrown to the Wolves
Chapter Fifteen: Stupid? Not Stupid?
Chapter Sixteen: Walking Tall
Chapter Seventeen: Have You Ever Wanted to Fly Away?
Chapter Eighteen: A Different World
Chapter Nineteen: I Wouldn't Go in There If I Were You
Chapter Twenty: And Then What?
Authors & Contributors edit
- Pat Murphy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 9780670062263
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 9780670062263
Page Count: 288
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