A really pleasant read. The art was simple but deep, and the story was heart-clenching and inspiring all at once. I loved how the pages when the girl was reading were in color, and her 'real' life was in black and white. I loved her raw honesty, too.

To be honest I didn't quite get why the fox was in this story at all, but I see it maybe representing something magical, other-worldly, and friendly in an otherwise lonely adolescent life. Something that you have to appreciate while in front of you, because it's fleeting, but all the same, all yours.

I got this book in the children's section to read to my daughter, but she was actually still a little young to grasp the themes at age 7. It seems to have relatable themes for older kids, but as an adult I grasp them strongly and was charmed by the book.