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The Shapeshifter

The Cover of Finding the Fox
Finding the Fox Running the Risk Going to Ground Dowsing the Dead Stirring the Storm Feather and Fang
Author	Ali Sparkes
Cover artist	David Wyatt
Country	United Kingdom
Genre	Fantasy, Thriller
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Published	2006–2016
Media type	Print (Paperback)

The Shapeshifter is a series of books by Ali Sparkes. The series follows the life of a boy named Dax Jones and is primarily set in England, firstly in the Cornwall area and later in the Lake District. During the first book, Finding the Fox, Dax discovers his ability to shapeshift into a fox, and is whisked away from his hated stepfamily by the government. Dax is one of a number of Colas (Children of Limitless Ability), young people who possess amazing supernatural powers. Some of his classmates are able to heal, move objects with their mind, communicate with the dead, or see into the future. These children attend a school called Tregarren College in Cornwall, which is later destroyed by a tidal wave, and the children move to Fenton Lodge, in the Lake District.

Series

The series includes Finding the Fox, Running the Risk, Going to Ground, Dowsing the Dead, Stirring the Storm, and Feather and Fang.

Awards

Finding the Fox was nominated for the Bolton Children's Book Award.^[1]

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20160313045056/http://alisparkes.com/shapeshifter.asp

External links

• Oxford University Press description page for Finding the Fox
• Ali Sparkes at OUP
• Ali Sparkes's website