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Belly Up

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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 18, 2010 - Juvenile Fiction - 304 pages
Twelve-year-old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy 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!

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This is all action and little character development. - Goodreads
But the pacing is uneven. - Goodreads
It is a great mystery with a not so obvious plot. - Goodreads
I have a bad habit of reading the ending… - Goodreads
The author's writing in this book was not bad. - Goodreads
I also liked the ending. - Goodreads

Review: Belly Up

User Review  - Deb Hickenbottom - Goodreads

This heart-warming and life-changing story about a boy and his free time will surely captivate and inspire the reader. This book should be required reading for all humans on planet earth. The power of ... Read full review

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User Review  - Jo - Goodreads

Henry the Hippo is dead, and Teddy doesn't think it was an accident. Not that Teddy was necessarily personally attached to Henry, who happened to be a real stinker of a hippo. But still, you can't ... Read full review

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About the author (2010)

Stuart Gibbs is the author of Belly Up, Spy School, and Spy Camp and has also written several screenplays, including American Summer and Parental Guidance. He lives in Los Angeles.

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TitleBelly Up
AuthorStuart Gibbs
PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2010
ISBN1442406399, 9781442406391
Length304 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Zoos
Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories
Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / New Experience
  
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