What Happened on Fox Street

Just finished this a day ago and this is not hyperbole: What Happened on Fox Street by Tricia Springstubb. If you work with children from third grade through middle school, you should read this book and attempt to press it into their hot little hands. It made me laugh, made me think, made me cry. Th......more

Even without the adorable graphic of a cuddly looking fox curled up in the O of Fox, I would have snatched this book up based on the title alone. I love vague, suggestive titles that refer to some life changing event, such as What I Saw and How I Lied, or How I Live Now. I think it harkens back to t......more

Lovely realistic middle fiction! Mo Wren lives on fox Street a cul de sac that is just about perfect, there is music, food and friends in abundance even if the potholes grow and the houses need paint and perhaps a bit of repair. The house Mo shares with Dottie, Dad and the memory of Mom are all she......more

Mo Wren, almost 11, is unsettled. Things are changing on Fox Street, the small, unique, dead end street where she lives, knows everyone, and where her memories are, especially the memories of her mother. Her father works long hours and wants to move, she is left in charge of her little sister, the W......more

Never in my life have I seen such a profound case of Newbery-mongering. Dead mother (Dicey's Song)? Check. Friendship going through a coming-of-age struggle (When You Reach Me)? Check. Lovable yet irritating younger sibling who gets into trouble (Kira-Kira)? Check. A community coming together to fig......more