It's a Zoo in Here!
It's a Zoo in Here!
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It's a Zoo in Here!

Written by James Patterson & illustrated by Jomike Tejido
Book #14 in the Middle School Series
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8 - 12
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336
Page count
640L
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Jan 24, 2022
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Rafe feels like a caged lion at his summer job at the zoo–until a real lion desperately needs his help. Rafe Khatchadorian is days away from sweet, sweet summer freedom until bad grades threaten to land him in . . . SUMMER SCHOOL. It’s impossible to fail out of a summer job, right? Wrong. He strikes out at the zoo then grosses out at a billionaire’s country club: Digging a pit for the annual clambakeScrubbing chewed bubblegum, sooty fireplaces, and . . . toiletsPolishing the chrome on his boss’s ATVRafe is destined for the Failed Jobs Hall of Fame until an encounter with an endangered lion puts his wildlife knowledge to the test . . . and it’s more than his grade on the line this time.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780316430081
    Publication Date
    January 24, 2022
    Publisher
    Jimmy Patterson
    Original Publication Date
    January 24, 2022
    Page Count
    336
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2021040288
    Lexile® Level
    640L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.1

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