The dream of an urban paradise comes true for the Raccoons of a small
suburban city when they rise up, throw out their government, and create
an ecological commonwealth. Touchwit, Clutch and Bandit are prepared to
die for a free, healthy, and diverse city. But to earn their
self-respect as citizens they must overcome their father Meatbreath, an
autocrat obsessed with multiplying himself in a host of weaponised
children. And to join a community of kinship they must find their future
mates. Will the three cubs use the powers they have inherited from their
father without being claimed by his evil? In this sometimes sentimental,
sometimes heroic adventure story full of echoes of current issues and
political personalities, Raccoons are the leading experts at survival,
engaging the struggle for a better Earth with wonder, joy, and laughter.