Todd is living a very troubled life, which causes him to be involved with a gang and do poorly at school, but after he buries a dead fox, a fox-spirit offers him the chance to become a fox himself and Todd must decide what is the best thing for him to do in his situation.

Related: Australia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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• ISBN: 9780689806025
• Author: Rubinstein, Gillian
• Published: 1996, Simon & Schuster
• Themes: abandonment, Family life, Family problem, fox, gang, Grandmother, Human-animal relationship, spirit, Supernatural
• Descriptors: Australia, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
• No. of pages: 219