On the 2nd day...Simon Thorn and the Wolf's Den by Aimee Carter

Simon Thorn is your typical awkward 12 year old 7th grade boy...or IS HE?  Simon has a secret that he has been trying to hide.  He can talk to animals, and he has kept this secret for a long time.  But, one day a bird tells him that the rats are coming for him, and he goes home to find that his mom has already been taken by the rats.  Then, he finds out who is in charge of this group of rats and the other animals in this secret society of people.  What he finds out is that his secret is NOTHING compared to what his mom and uncle have been keeping from him.  Simon has an entire family that he knew nothing about.  Who can he trust?  Will he be able to save his mom and his uncle and the world as he knows it?  Find out in this thrilling page turner.