Ages 10+
In an unnamed country, 12-year-old Peter and the fox he's raised from a kit have been inseparable in the five years since Peter's mom died and left him with his often-angry father. But now a war looms, Peter's dad has enlisted, and he's forcing Peter to abandon PAX in the forest and go hundreds of miles away to live with his grandfather. Peter quickly realizes he's done the wrong thing and sets off to find Pax, who for his part is bewildered but determined to reunite with his boy. As the two make their perilous journeys, they encounter kind souls and happy communities, all about to be swept up by the war that's destroying everything in its path.