Raccoons on the Roof

Raccoons on the Roof
by Ben M. Baglio

Raccoons on the Roof is a Animal Ark book. It doesn't take place in its usual location in Welford, Yorkshire, because the main character Mandy is visiting Blue Bayous, in Florida. It is about Mandy, Joel, a boy from New York, and Courtney, who is from Blue Bayous and daughter of a man who hates animals.

Raccoons are usually viewed as pests, but in this book the author gives a different perspective. They can be both pests and cute friends, they just have to be managed right. I like this book because even though Courtney's dad hated animals and thought raccoons are pests, he learned a lesson from them.

Some Animal Ark books are predictable, but this one isn't. In places you don't know what will happen, and that's what makes this book special. But I don't like how Mandy spoke to Joel on the beach, even if she found out that she was wrong. Mandy got angry and accused Joel of doing things she didn't know if he had done or not.

But overall, I found Raccoons on the Roof scary, cute and funny. It's most suited to those ages 7 to 10, or anyone who enjoys animal stories.