Oliver is a middle school Rat who lives in the basement of the famous, yellow-colored stone Dakota building in Manhattan. All Oliver wants is to live a normal life where he's proud to be a Rat and can exist without fear. Oliver looks out his basement window on a dew-drenched Fall morning and imagines frolicking in the park as the sun comes up like his cousin the Squirrel. This book deals with social issues that our children face today, such as bulling, violence and bias all in a relatable upbeat way. With an urban vernacular and New York's Strawberry Field as a backdrop. Oli's holds his first protest high up on a moss-covered boulder in Central Park. Oliver knows in order to stop the human onslaught of attacks; he must first unite all rodents to achieve his goal. In the first installment to this trilogy A City of Two Tails, Oliver and his two cohorts devise a contraption to put an end to the way Rats and Squirrels discriminate against each other in one of Americas largest Parks. Did you know Rats emerged on this planet over 60 million years ago, shortly after dinosaurs went extinct. You would think that Rats would get a little more respect. But nevertheless, the post historic Rodents are extremely resourceful, they have survived the meatsuit assault for a hundred generations. If it's not ultrasonic repellents sounding off on them, then it's the cheese laced metal beheading traps trying to entice us. Whatever the method is Rats have out maneuvered it. So, let me give a shout out to the domestic Ratketeers fighting the good fight!
