Little Foxes

by Michael Morpurgo

The only place Billy feels really alive is in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches a cygnet on the water and protects a family of fox cubs as they grow towards maturity. Then his secret place is discovered, and the fox family decimated.

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
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