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* WhyDontYouMarryIt: After Peter meets Vola he finds that she keeps using the word "''dyableman''." (It's a Haitian-Creole word that means "damned.") He tells her that he if he were in second grade, he'd tell her that she loves the word so much, she should marry it.
* AbusiveParent: Peter's father is an emotionally abusive one. He drove away his beloved pet in a somewhat harsh manner and shows little care or concern for his son.
* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The author intentionally leaves the era the story is set in (and the country) somewhat vague.
* ToughLove: Bristle cares for her brother but is somewhat frustrated by his weakness and doesn't hesitate to remind him of past mistakes.
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* RaisedInCaptivity: Pax the fox was tamed as a kit and left in a forest several years later. He almost starves, but Runt catches food for him.
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* IWillFindYou: Peter and Pax spend the book looking for each other.
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