Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City

The heart-stopping companion to Newbery Honor-recipient Scary Stories for Young Foxes, following three fox kits desperate to survive the terrors of a frightening new world.Stories are passed down among foxes like warnings. The legends are proof of the dangers that lurk around every corner, waiting for a vulnerable kit.Fox kit O-370 loves the old stories. He hungers for a life of adventure, like the ones led long ago by Mia and Uly. But on the Farm, foxes know only the safety of their wire dens and the promise of eternal happiness in the White Barn. Or so they're told. When O-370 gets 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 where the threat of extinction is a constant: 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: mad hounds, killer machines, and much more. And they'll quickly discover that there are no cautionary tales to prepare them for the most dangerous creatures of all: humans.Award-winning author Christian McKay Heidicker once again surprises, delights, and terrifies with eight interconnected stories inspired by classic and modern horror tropes and paired with haunting illustrations from Junyi Wu. Prepare to be scared.