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In her third entry in the famed Boxcar Children series, Gertrude Chandler Warner brings the Alden siblings to a zoo run by their grandfather’s friend. The children discover that the animals are mysteriously being replaced and that the zoo’s existence is threatened by suspicious town authorities and mischievous pranksters. Working together, the Alden kids track the mixed‑up animals, confront those intent on exploiting the zoo for personal gain, and devise a plan to keep the zoo open for the community’s enjoyment.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gertrude Chandler Warner
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