Fox Winter

Anna's world has turned upside down. Her dog was killed in a car accident that also injured a star hockey player. Anna believes it was all her fault. If only she hadn't been in such a hurry, she would have remembered to shut her dog, Striker, in the house before she ran for the school bus. One day she finds a starving fox in her backward. She cares for this wounded animal and learns about nature and about herself as a result - so much so that she decides to use what she has learned in caring for the fox in her project for the school science fair. This is a wonderful story that doesn't flinch from dealing with the sometimes harsh realities of life but ends in a wonderful affirmation of life and growth.