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| Original Title: | Finding the Fox |
| ISBN: | 0192754653 (ISBN13: 9780192754653) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Shapeshifter #1 |
Ali Sparkes
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.37 | 944 Users | 50 Reviews
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Worst bit about this book: Harry Potter / X-men crossover.Best bit about this book: Harry Potter / X-men crossover.
I absolutely adored Ali Sparkes's Wishful Thinking, a book about a boy whose uneventful and "pathetic" existence is turned upside down when a Celtic Deity decides to "fix" his life. It's the funniest, most charming children book I've ever read, so naturally I had high expectations for Finding the Fox too.
What I expected was a cute little story about a boy's adventures and mishaps caused by his uncanny ability to turn into a fox. Lots of comedy and humor.
What I got was "a kid with special powers goes to a top secret school for gifted children".
So Dax, our protagonist, finds out one day that, under a certain amount of stress, he is able to transform into a fox. This doesn't go unnoticed by the British government and he is quickly whisked away to the middle of nowhere (I think it was Cornwall?), where telekinetics, telepaths, healers, illusionists, clairvoyants and other kids with special gifts are attending school in "peace". Needless to say, having classmates who can move objects with their minds, forward messages from your dead relatives on pink notes and vanish in a blink, can be quite exciting, but Dax is too busy dealing with his own inability to control his transformation and the nagging feeling that not everything in this place is as perfect as it seems.
I have to admit, I wasn't sure whether I liked the direction this book was heading at first. Once Dax was taken to the school, my mind kept screaming "Harry Potter but with X-men" for a few chapters. Thankfully, after a while the story sucks you in and you stop noticing the similarities. In fact, Finding The Fox has enough memorable moments and characters to make it worth checking out.
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| Title | : | Finding the Fox (The Shapeshifter #1) |
| Author | : | Ali Sparkes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2006 by Oxford University Press |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Paranormal |
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Ratings: 4.37 From 944 Users | 50 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books Finding the Fox (The Shapeshifter #1)
This is book 1 in a fantastic series . Dax Jones thinks he is just ordinary . His father works away on the oil rigs so he is left with his horrible step mum and her brat of a daughter . One hot day Dax finds that under certain circumstances he can change into the shape of a fox ! Although he trys to keep this a secret Dax is found out and sent to a special school where there are others like himself . Now Dax will find himself in danger , for nothing is as it seems ! Trust noone !Really fun book for older children.
This kid is gifted, a bit like Harry Potter, but he is not a wizard, he is can turn into a fox... Well written.
I don't usually read children's fiction (I am a forty-something adult), but this is too good for just an infantile audience. It is the tale of a young teenager, Dax, with a hated step mother, who finds he can change into a fox and maybe other animals. He is taken to a school for COLAS (Children of Limitless Ability), so there are undoubted parallels with the Harry Potter series and the X-Men. The quality of the writing makes you believe in the fantasy, just as Kafka is very matter-of-fact in his
i really liked these books, there all about a boy named dax who finds out that he's a shapeshifter and goes to a shcool where the kids can all do strange things, all i can say is that it's worth reading.
Shapeshifter: Finding the Fox tells the story of Dax, an ordinary boy - until, cornered in a shed with no escape, he shifts. Now he journeys to a secret government school for COLA. He meets new friends and enjoys himself - but are all the people in charge really on his side?I thought that the characters were very well written with great interactions between them. The plot was very well written, keeping it as a single book, while still lending itself to being in a series. The story was a little
I think this series of books are simply amazing! I read them some years back but they are a constant re-read of mine :)The main plot of this, if you haven't already guessed from the title, is about a boy called Dax who finds he can shapeshift into a fox, however, little does he know of the consequences.I would higly recommend this for aages aprox. 9-100. I'm 17 now but they are still a firm favourite so I wouldn't put off the older reader from taking dip into these.
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