From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo a darkly comic short
story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural
world-featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal. Fox 8 has always
been known as the daydreamer in his pack the one his fellow foxes regard with a knowing snort
and a roll of the eyes. That is until he develops a unique skill: He teaches himself to speak
Yuman by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to children's bedtime stories. The
power of language fuels his abundant curiosity about people-even after danjer arrives in the
form of a new shopping mall that cuts off his food supply sending Fox 8 on a harrowing quest
to help save his pack. Told with his distinctive blend of humor and pathos Fox 8 showcases the
extraordinary imaginative talents of George Saunders whom The New York Times called the writer
for our time.
