{"product_id":"undead-fox-off-deadwood-forest","title":"Undead Fox off Deadwood Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Newbery Honor Award Book!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fox and a badger begrudgingly team up to change their destinies in this endearing middle grade novel-perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Applegate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing black-and-white \u003cb\u003eillustrations\u003c\/b\u003e throughout, this critically acclaimed novel brings Deadwood Forest to life through both words and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\"Heartbreaking, marvelously funny, and generously redemptive.\"  \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClare is the undead fox of Deadwood Forest. Here, leaves grow in a perpetual state of fall: not quite dead, but not quite alive-just like Clare. Long ago, he was struck by a car, and, hovering between life and death, he was given the choice to either cross into the Afterlife or become an Usher of wandering souls. Clare chose the latter: a solitary life of guiding souls to their final resting place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClare's quiet and predictable days are met with upheaval when a badger soul named Gingersnipes knocks on his door. Despite Clare's efforts to usher her into the Afterlife, the badger is unable to leave Deadwood. This is unprecedented. Baffling. A disturbing mystery which threatens the delicate balance between the living and the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate for help, Clare and Gingersnipes set out on a treacherous journey to find Hesterfowl-the visionary grouse who recently foretold of turmoil in Deadwood. But upon their arrival, Hesterfowl divulges a shocking revelation that leaves Clare devastated, \u003ci\u003eoutraged\u003c\/i\u003e, and determined to do anything to change his fate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aubrey Hartman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67670034579634,"sku":"9780316575737","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780316575737.jpg?v=1791597090","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/undead-fox-off-deadwood-forest","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}