A review by abigailbat
A Game of Fox & Squirrels by Jenn Reese

Blending fantasy with stark reality, this novel paints a picture of a tween's escape from an abusive home and the complicated feelings that arise at her foster home with her aunts. Sam does not at all want to be in Oregon - she desperately misses her parents and her home in LA where things weren't perfect, but she knew how to survive. When she's approached by a talking fox who offers to grant a wish if she completes tasks for him, Sam must decide what she's willing to sacrifice to try to please the fox. And the rules of the game keep changing. This is a powerful allegory and to my limited knowledge captures the experience of a foster child well.