The Midnight Foxis an atmospheric andheartfelt story, and one of Betsy Byars’ best-loved classics.

And then, this afternoon,’ Uncle Fred said to me, ‘you and I’ll go after thefox.’

Tom, a town boy, is horrified when his parents tell him he has to stay on AuntMillie’s farm while they are away. He finds country life every bit as strangeand uncomfortable as he feared. But soon, he discovers a rare black fox withgreen eyes, living with her cubs in the forest. Suddenly, the summer is full ofexcitement. That is, until Uncle Fred decides to go after the fox – will Tomsave her and her family in time?

‘I would recommend this book to anyone who loves animals and an adventurestory.’Josh, age 10,Toppsta

‘A stand-out.’Kirkus

About the Author

Betsy Byars was born in North Carolina, USA. Her fatherworked in a cotton mill, and Betsy went to school in a cotton-mill village. Herearly aspirations were to work with animals, but then she married anengineering lecturer and moved to Illinois. Housebound with young children,Betsy began writing articles for newspapers and magazines. As the childrenstarted to read, so she began to write stories for them. Using her children’sexperience, and memories from her own childhood, she produced many children’s books.She now lives in South Carolina.