Publication Date: February 2, 2016
Reading Level: Lexile Measure 760L, Scholastic Guided Reading Level T
Interest Level: Grades 3-5 Ages: 8 to 12
Major Awards: National Book Award Longlist * New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * California Young Readers Medal for Intermediate (2018) * Great Lakes Great Books Award Nominee for 6-8 (2018) * Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children"s Literature (2017)
Number of Pages: 272 pages
Approximate Word Count: 48,575 words -- The average reader will spend 3 hours and 14 minutes reading Pax at 250 words per minute.*
Audible Book Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
Book Themes: War, Quest, Seperation
Genre: Fiction
Setting: Dystopian Future in North America - Town of Hampton, The Abandoned Rope Mill, Grandfather"s House, Vola"s House
Important Quote:
Because I am exactly where I should be, doing exactly what I should be doing. That is peace.
First Line: The fox felt the car slow before the boy did, as he felt everything first.
Point of View: Third Person Limited alternating between Pax and Peter
*Estimate from Reading Length
