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Notch Ear's Sacrifice, a novel for children 9-14 She's expecting kits, but the fierce winter threatens to starve Moonlight and her mate. Notch Ear labors half a night to remove snow and ice covering a cache of food stored during better times. Panting, chest heaving, he claws at the dirt and screeches in rage when he detects the scent of thieves. Removing the last frozen dirt used to conceal his precious meat, he finds an empty cache. Coyotes were here first. A fresh blizzard howls as Notch journeys toward humans' dens where he can scavenge from their refuse—if only he can |
cross the car-way. He watches and listens through blasting snow for an opening between speeding monsters, then bounds forward. He can't hear the car coming. He and the human driver see each other too late. Wheels and paws slide toward each other on the icy path. The car sends Notch spinning through the air even as Moonlight begins delivering five kits. Will Notch Ear live to help raise his kits? Can they survive without him? In the tradition of Jack London's Call of the Wild, Notch Ear's Sacrifice presents a struggle for survival the way real foxes experience life. A must read! | ||||||||
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