A moving animal-fantasy kids will want to squirrel away for repeated reading.
-- Booklist (starred review) When a hawk snatches up an adventurous squirrel named Phoenix, he's ready to kiss his tail goodbye.
But what should have been a death sentence becomes the beginning of a sweeping big-city adventure in this charming ( Kirkus Reviews ) novel by National Book Award- nominated author Tor Seidler .
Phoenix is a pretty big deal in his neck of t.