Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City

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Fox kit 0-730 loves the old stories about Mia and Uly and hungers for a life filled with adventure. But on the Farm, foxes know only the safety of their wire dens. When O-370 slips free of his cage, he witnesses the gruesome reality awaiting all of the Farm's foxes and narrowly escapes with his life. In a nearby suburb, young Cozy and her skulk are facing an unknown danger, a being that can blend in with the scenery and can speak with a fox's voice. Something that hunts foxes. Forced to flee their den, they travel to a terrifying new world: the City. There, Cozy and O-370's lives will intersect, and they'll need to stick together if they're to survive the monsters that lurk among the City's shadows. And they'll quickly discover that there are no cautionary tales to prepare them for the most dangerous creatures of all: humans.

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A worthy follow-up, with a triumphant end... Heidicker's writing continues to shine. --Kirkus Reviews

A frightfully accomplished companion novel that stands on its own. --Booklist

Praise for Scary Stories for Young Foxes:

A 2020 Newbery Honor Recipient
A Booklist 2019 Editors' Choice Selection
A Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection

"Clever and harrowing." --The Wall Street Journal

"Into the finest tradition of storytelling steps Christian McKay Heidicker with these highly original, bone-chilling, and ultimately heart-warming stories. All that's needed is a blazing campfire and a delicious plate of peaches and centipedes." --Kathi Appelt, Newbery Award honoree and National Book Award finalist

"These tales are not for the faint of heart. And once you start, you cannot stop until you've reached the end...Terrifying and wonderful. A nightmare book you'll want to return to repeatedly."--Betsy Bird, Fuse8 Productions

"A weird, creepy and thoroughly entertaining romp for readers of all ages! Highly recommended!"--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times-bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Mars One

"Heidicker has written the next Watership Down."--New York Times-bestselling author Jessica Day George

"Gather around this collection of finely written stories that will raise your hackles and tingle your whiskers. But reader, beware. The dangers within this book are very real. Fortunately, so is the bravery of foxes."--Matthew Kirby, Edgar Award-winning author of Icefall and The Clockwork Three

"[F]or a certain type of reader--those lost in a battered copy of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark--this is exactly the kind of book they're hunting for... [A] chilling roller coaster of a read."--Booklist, Starred Review

"Dark and skillfully distressing, this is a story for the bold."--Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Christian McKay Heidicker reads and writes and drinks tea. He is the author of the Newbery Honor recipient Scary Stories for Young Foxes, as well as Thieves of Weirdwood, Cure for the Common Universe and Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. cmheidicker.com