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  • Published: 12 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9781529120080
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $18.99

Middle School: It’s a Zoo in Here

(Middle School 14)




In the fourteenth book in the hilarious illustrated children's series, Rafe feels like a caged lion at his summer job at the zoo - until a real lion desperately needs his help.

Rafe is days away from sweet summer freedom - but his bad grades have other plans for him. He can't fail a summer job, right?

Working in a zoo sounds great but Rafe is stuck polishing his boss's car, digging oven pits and scrubbing . . . toilets.

He's destined for the failed jobs Hall of Fame until an encounter with an endangered lion puts his wildlife knowledge to the test.

This time, it's more than just his grades on the line.

  • Published: 12 April 2022
  • ISBN: 9781529120080
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $18.99

About the author

James Patterson

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 375 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers, including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, House of Robots, Confessions, and Maximum Ride series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

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