TY - BOOK AU - Arnold,Elana K. AU - Santoso,Charles TI - A boy called Bat SN - 9780062445827 AV - PZ7.A73517 Boy 2017 U1 - [Fic] 23 PY - 2017///] CY - New York, NY PB - Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers KW - Autism KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Skunks as pets KW - Wildlife rehabilitation KW - Human-animal relationships KW - Fiction KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents KW - bisacsh KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Special Needs KW - fast KW - Juvenile works N1 - Ages 6-10 N2 - For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises -- some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he's got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific pet ER -