Arthur is a young fox groundling at Ms. Carbunkle's Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures. It is a dreary place where the young half-human, half-animal children slave away. Arthur and his new friend Trinket make their escape one day and travel out into the world. Trinket is off to find her only relative, an uncle. Arthur is off to Lumentown to see if he can find out anything about his history. All he has is an address and hope. In Lumentown Arthur makes new friends, gets into trouble and uncovers a plot. Miss Carbunkle plans to steal the music of the world. So it is up to Arthur and his friends to stop her. 

This was a charming book. Unfortunately, the audiobook I was listening to skipped a lot and I missed a few chapters. This is a story about finding your home and your family even if it is not your blood family. It is also a story about society and how it treats the poor and unseen among us.