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Name: The Secret Zoo
Author: Bryan Chick

In the quiet town of Clarksville, a strange nightly shift at the local zoo rattles the community. Monkeys breach their enclosures, and an unsettling pattern begins to emerge. Noah and his sister Megan, neighbors of the zoo, soon catch the anomalies. Their friendship circle—Richie and Ella—joins the mystery when Megan herself goes missing. The four children, driven by curiosity and bravery, decide to follow a trail of clues that leads straight into the heart of the zoo. Inside, they discover a hidden world beyond the expected exhibits, revealing that the Clarksville City Zoo holds secrets that challenge everything they thought they knew.

First publish date: 2007

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Bryan Chick

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