Exploring the wonder of the natural world like in Wildoak, readers will connect with baby raccoons and baby humans alike.

Climbing the tree to rescue the orphaned baby raccoons was just the beginning. From eye dropper to bottle feedings, from wiggling worms to pinching crayfish, from cage building to camping trips to final release--Lance's summer of 1982 has never been so busy, or so bodaciously awesome.

He could almost call it a perfect summer, except for the situation with his mom. She's thinking of adopting a human baby--a baby with Down syndrome, and Lance has a lot to learn.