When Malcolm the rat arrives as the pet at McKenna School, he revels in the attention. He also meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets that keeps the nutters (kids) safe. There's just one problem...rats have a terrible reputation!

The middle grade sequel to MALCOLM AT MIDNIGHT, written by W.H. Beck and illustrated by Brian Lies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015. Now that Snip the cat is gone-but hardly forgotten-Malcolm the rat and the other classroom animals of the Midnight Academy are ready for things to get back to normal at McKenna School.