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Sara Pennypacker.

Writer · United States · b. 1951

Sara Pennypacker: American middle-grade author behind Pax (with Jon Klassen on art) and the Clementine chapter books — precise, emotionally serious fiction for ages 7–13.

Sara Pennypacker is an American author born in 1951, best known for Pax (2016) and its sequel Pax, Journey Home (2021), middle-grade novels about a boy and his fox separated by an unnamed war, illustrated by Jon Klassen. Pennypacker also wrote the Clementine early-chapter-book series (illustrated by Marla Frazee). Her voice is precise, emotionally serious and literarily considered. A core contemporary American middle-grade author for ages 9–13, particularly for readers ready for emotionally substantial single-volume novels.