Scary Stories for Young Foxes
by Christian McKay Heidicker and Junyi Wu
A 2020 Newbery Honor Recipient!
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Horror
Year Published 2019
Word Count 60,038
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 504293
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Storytelling--Fiction
- Survival
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Baby Animals
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Foxes--Fiction
- Infancy
- Storytelling
- Animals--Infancy--Fiction
- Foxes
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Foxes
- Survival--Fiction
- Animals
- Juvenile Fiction | Horror
- Lists With This Book
- Juvenile Collection
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Christian McKay Heidicker about Scary Stories for Young Foxes
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Christian McKay Heidicker
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Awards & Distinctions 3

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Honor, 2020

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Mystery / Adventure Selection, 2019
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