“Gibbs handles issues of animal welfare in a fair way without being preachy, and his motley cast of characters holds its own with quirky personalities and memorable details. “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.” – Kirkus Reviews Cleverly plotted…this book is an auspicious debut that will leave readers clamoring for more.” – Booklist Im the author of five bestselling middle grade series: Spy School, FunJungle, Charlie Thorne, Moon Base Alpha and The Last Musketeer. “First-novelist Gibbs offers no shortage of suspects in his fast-paced story, which deftly mixes humor and suspense. CLICK HERE TO BUY IT 2013 PENNSYLVANIA YOUNG READERS CHOICE AWARD 2015 MAUD HART LOVELACE AWARD WINNER 2012 MARK TWAIN READERS AWARD FINALIST CYBIL AWARD FINALIST DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2012 LONE STAR READING LIST SELECTION 2013 GREAT LAKES / GREAT BOOKS HONOR BOOK 2013 SOUTH CAROLINA BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2013 NORTH CAROLINA BOOK AWARD FINALIST However, the brilliance of Gibbs’ endeavour here is how much he adheres to the fundamental form of the murder mystery despite this. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. Can you call it homicide if the victim is a hippo asks the back cover of this first entry in Stuart Gibbs’ FunJungle series and, from a purely Latin perspective, no you can’t. As Teddy searches through the clues and asks too many questions, it becomes clear that he too might end up belly up. Simon and Schuster, Juvenile Fiction - 304 pages.

To his surprise, he discovers that plenty of people wanted Henry gone - and the list of suspects keeps growing. Twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy suspects foul play, but when no one believes him, he decides to investigate himself.

Henry the Hippo, the beloved mascot of FunJungle, America’s hottest new tourist attraction, is dead. Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra.

Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs