What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I think the name of this novel was "The Black Fox" but I can't find a book matching that title to what I remember the book being about. I do not remember the author's name. I am 90% sure of the title but there is a chance it was actually "The Silver Fox" or "The Gray Fox"

I read this book in the 5th grade so 2005-2006. The cover had the face/head of a black fox and a teal green border. It was a chapter book of maybe 150 pages.

The plot revolved around a kid (I can't remember if it was a boy or girl) who was sent to stay with relatives on a farm (I think an aunt and uncle but could have been grandparents). The kid sees a fox around the farm and becomes very interested in it. The adults catch a baby fox and use it as bait to trap an adult fox. I think the kid tried to release the baby fox but I don't entirely remember. I don't remember how the book ended.

I specifically remember the kid carving notches in their suitcase to count the days and walking around outside trying to find a new color and being disappointed when they realized it was impossible to find a color that didn't already exist.

I read this book 20 years ago and I still think about it and would love to reread it despite it being a kid's book. I have had no luck finding it though. Does this book sound familiar to anyone? Thank you!

Love rereading my childhood favourites!
I'll list various fox stories. I like those myself.

Silver fox (Original title: Blood in the snow)
by Marlene Fanta Shyer
https://www.librarything.com/work/186...
The paperback cover is Silver Fox. The fox looks black on the cover though may not actually be so.
Summary: A gun, a flute, and an injured silver fox bring Max up against some difficult decisions regarding their relative values.

Other books ...

A Black Fox Running
by Brian Carter
https://www.librarything.com/work/292...

Old One-Toe
by Michel-Aime Baudouy
https://www.librarything.com/work/161...

The running foxes
by Joyce Stranger
https://www.librarything.com/work/662...

The Fox at Drummers' Darkness
by Joyce Stranger
https://www.librarything.com/work/525...

The white fox (The singing tree) by Brian Parvin
https://www.librarything.com/work/103...

Foxy (Fox farm) by Eileen Dunlop
https://www.librarything.com/work/184...

The Midnight Fox, by Betsy Byars?

"Tom, a town boy, is horrified when his parents tell him he has to stay on Aunt Millie's farm while they are away. He finds country life every bit as strange and uncomfortable as he feared. But soon, he discovers a rare black fox with green eyes, living with her cubs in the forest. Suddenly, the summer is full of excitement. That is, until Uncle Fred decides to go after the fox - will Tom save her and her family in time?"

Forgot about The Midnight Fox.
It is on openlibrary.org. That must be it down to the cover description. A search inside found notches on the suitcase and the new color.

Robert wrote: "The Midnight Fox, by Betsy Byars?

"Tom, a town boy, is horrified when his parents tell him he has to stay on Aunt Millie's farm while they are away. He finds country l..."

Yes, I think this might be it! I could have sworn the title of the book was "The Black Fox" but upon looking up "The Midnight Fox," there is a chapter in it called The Black Fox so maybe that's where my confusion came from.

Thank you so much!

bookel wrote: "Forgot about The Midnight Fox.
It is on openlibrary.org. That must be it down to the cover description. A search inside found notches on the suitcase and the new color."

It looks like this is the correct book! Thank you!

UPDATE

The book is "The Midnight Fox" by Betsy Byars.

I really appreciate this page for helping me!