The Bat Series, book 1: A Boy Called Bat
Elana K. Arnold

For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprisessome 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.