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A review by curiouslibrarian
Zoobreak by Gordon Korman
4.0
When Savannah's monkey is stolen and put into the exhibit cages of a poorly run floating zoo, it is up to the 6th graders from [b:Swindle|1653655|Swindle|Gordon Korman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1205927597s/1653655.jpg|1648247] to plan a zoobreak!
As I started reading this book, it became clear to me that I was reading a sequel to a book I hadn't yet read. This book does largely stand alone. The only difficulty I encountered was that the main characters got introduced a little too quickly, but I sorted them out easily enough. And references to the earlier book weren't vital to this plot, but rather tantalizing nuggets that made me want to go back and read the earlier book.
This book feels like a return to form of the Gordon Korman I read as a kid. These kids reminded me of the kids from the "MacDonald Hall" books, if they had access to modern computers and were serving nobler aims.
The situation in this book quickly spins out of control, although each small step seems logical enough at the time. It's crazy, adventurous fun at its best!
Highly recommended for grade 4-7.
As I started reading this book, it became clear to me that I was reading a sequel to a book I hadn't yet read. This book does largely stand alone. The only difficulty I encountered was that the main characters got introduced a little too quickly, but I sorted them out easily enough. And references to the earlier book weren't vital to this plot, but rather tantalizing nuggets that made me want to go back and read the earlier book.
This book feels like a return to form of the Gordon Korman I read as a kid. These kids reminded me of the kids from the "MacDonald Hall" books, if they had access to modern computers and were serving nobler aims.
The situation in this book quickly spins out of control, although each small step seems logical enough at the time. It's crazy, adventurous fun at its best!
Highly recommended for grade 4-7.