Lion Down
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2019 · Est. 10 hour read

Lion Down

By Stuart Gibbs

Book #5 in the FunJungle series

A lion is framed for a dog's death. Can Teddy uncover the truth?

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368 pages· 70,889 words· Est. 10 hour read
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Teddy Fitzroy, FunJungle's young detective, faces a wild mystery when a lion is blamed for a dog's death. With the dog's owner, a fiery radio host, demanding justice, Teddy and Summer must prove the lion's innocence. As they delve deeper, they encounter a renegade animal activist and a tangled web of deception. Can Teddy solve his most bizarre and dangerous case yet, or will the lion become a hunted scapegoat? The stakes are high, and the truth is elusive in this thrilling adventure.

From the publisher

Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident sleuth when a lion is falsely accused of killing a distinguished dog in the latest novel in New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series.

For once, operations at the enormous zoo/theme park appear to be running smoothly (except for the occasional herring-related mishap in the penguin exhibit) and Teddy Fitzroy is finally able to give detective work a rest. But then a local lion is accused of killing a famous dog—and the dog’s owner, an inflammatory radio host, goes on a crusade to have the cat declared a nuisance so it can be hunted. But it looks like the lion might have been framed, and a renegade animal activist wants Teddy and Summer to help prove it. Soon, Teddy finds himself wrapped up in the middle of his most bizarre, hilarious, and dangerous case yet.

At a glance
Format
Pages
368
Words
70,889
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
850L
Themes & topics
Books about detectivesBooks about lionsBooks about the zooBooks about big cats (lions, tigers, leopard, etc.)Books about endangered species
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.8
F&P level
~T
AR points
11
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
500398
Publication
Published
February 25, 2020
First published
February 26, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534424746

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