Danger at the Zoo
The
American Girl Mystery Series
Kathleen
Ernst
American Girl Publishing (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 1-58485-989-X (158485989X)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58485-989-5 (9781584859895)
Publication Date: March 2004
List Price: $6.95
Review:
If you like books that keep you in suspense, this is the book for you.
It takes place in Cincinnati, Ohio during the great depression. This
book is the 5th book in the series but you can read them in any order
because each book is its own story. In the book, Danger at the Zoo, the
main characters are Kit an 11-year-old girl who dreams of being a
writer, Stirling a friend of Kit’s who is a boarder at their
house and has a job working at the zoo, Will, a hobo who travels around
and now has a job at the zoo with Stirling, Mr. Barta, a Hungarian
monkey trainer who desperately wants to get into the zoo for free, and
Otis a zoo worker who isn’t always pleasant, but loves animals.
The problem that Kit and Stirling are trying to solve is that someone
is leaving the doors to the monkey house unlocked (and Will is the one
who is supposed to lock them). There is also another problem, someone
is stealing food and a suit from the Kittredge’s house. There are
also other characters that are in the book. The characters are, Mrs.
Kittredge (Kit’s mom) who spends her day’s preparing food
and other things for the boarders, Miss Bravetti a young teacher who
boards at the Kittredge’s house, Superintendent Stephan, the
owner at the zoo who thinks Will is careless, so he blames Will for
leaving the doors to the monkey house unlocked, Mrs. Dalrymple a
boarder who likes to take charge and can be bossy, and lastly Rudy a
young boy who works in the monkey house, and is very passionate about
the monkeys.
I liked this book, it kept me on the edge of my seat, trying to figure
out who could possibly be leaving the doors to the monkey house open. I
also loved how the author shared Kit’s notes with the reader, so
that the notes could help the reader figure out who maybe causing the
problem. I also liked that Kit learned that she should focus and really
work hard on her article, so that the article would be published. I
think that you should read this book because it’s a great mystery
that you can also learn from. There are two things that you learn when
you read this book. The first thing you learn, is about the great
depression and how little money everyone had, and you also learn a
lesson about the amount of time you spend on things and how that
affects the outcome. This book is appropriate for people in 3rd grade
and older (adults might not enjoy this book as much as kids).
Review written by Sarah, Age 11, Grade 6. Date of review: November 2008.
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