Synopses & Reviews
12 year old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy has got a murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. Henry, the hippopatamus at the brand-new nationally known FunJungle, has gone belly up. Even though it's claimed he died of natural causes, Teddy smells something fishy and it sure ain't the polar bear's lunch. Dealing with the zoo's top brass proves to be nothing but a waste of time. They want to see any trace of Henry's death disappear like yesterday's paper. So Teddy sets out to find the truth. With the help of Summer McCraken, a fiesty girl with secrets of her own, the two narrow down their prime suspects. Is it Martin Del Gato, FunJungle's head of operations who hates kids and hates animals even more? Or J.J McCraken, the owner of FunJungle and and hates animals even more? Or J.J McCraken, the owner of FunJungle and Summer's father, who has more concern for the dough he's raking in than the animals in the zoo? As their investigation goes on, Teddy gets squeezed on all sides to quit asking questions or Henry won't be the only animal in the zoo to turn up dead. The deeper Teddy and Summer get, they had better make sure they want to know what they want to know because when it comes to hippo homicide, the truth can't be kept in a cage!
Review
"Great fun....In his authorial debut, screenwriter Gibbs combines details of the inner workings of zoos with some over-the-top action for an entertaining read."
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Theodore and#8220;Teddyand#8221; Roosevelt Fitzroy has murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. He believes that Henry, the hippopotamus at the brand-new FunJungle, has been murdered. The zooand#8217;s top brass claim the hippo went belly up the natural way, but Teddy and his feisty friend Summer McCraken have other ideas. Could the culprit be FunJungleand#8217;s animal-hating head of operations? Or is it FunJungleand#8217;s ownerand#8212;Summerand#8217;s dadand#8212;a man who is much more concerned about money than animal welfare? The deeper Teddy and Summer dig, the more danger theyand#8217;re inand#8212;because when it comes to hippo homicide, the truth canand#8217;t be caged!
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Fitzroy has murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. He believes that Henry, the hippopotamus at the brand-new FunJungle, has been murdered. The zoo’s top brass claim the hippo went belly up the natural way, but Teddy and his feisty friend Summer McCraken have other ideas. Could the culprit be FunJungle’s animal-hating head of operations? Or is it FunJungle’s owner—Summer’s dad—a man who is much more concerned about money than animal welfare? The deeper Teddy and Summer dig, the more danger they’re in—because when it comes to hippo homicide, the truth can’t be caged!
About the Author
Stuart Gibbs is the author of andlt;iandgt;Belly Upandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Poachedandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Spy Schoolandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Spy Campandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Evil Spy Schoolandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Space Case.andlt;/iandgt; He has also written the screenplays for movies like andlt;iandgt;See Spot Run andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;Repli-Kateandlt;/iandgt;, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC, and Fox, and researched capybaras (the worldandrsquo;s largest rodents). He lives with his wife and children in Los Angeles.