The Foxman

By: Gary Paulsen

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Carl and his 15-year-old cousin stumble into a clearing to find the small tarpaper shack with the smoke coming out of the chimney. It may belong to a trapper. Or it could belong to a woodsy - a man who live in the woods because he can’t be with other people. But with night advancing quickly, the boys know they must find shelter from the coming storm - and fast. And that’s how they first meet the Foxman, a strange recluse with a face hideously deformed by a wartime injury. While Carl is just as glad to leave the shack after the storm, his cousin feels strangely drawn to the tragic figure of the Foxman. They share emotional ties even Carl doesn’t understand, let alone his parents. For the next few months this troubled boy returns to the shack, searching for some bit of knowledge that will explain the tragedy and healing that keep the Foxman alive - and that he can apply to his own painful past.

©1977 Gary Paulsen (P)1995 Recorded Books

as a youth

I wish I would have read Paulson as a young man. his stories are enthralling and heavy in a way that I feel changed when they conclude. I think his stories would have made an impact on me when I was young.

The Foxman review

Spell binding like all of Paulson’s work
Makes me want to get the next in hos series

Great... ...Story....

This would be a great book.....
...to listen to...
...if the narrator...
...didn't pause so long....
...between each sentence.