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 Menagerie (Menagerie)
 Author: Sutherland, Tui

 Publisher:  HarperCollins (2013)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 272 p., map, 21 cm.

 BTSB No: 866343 ISBN: 9780060780647
 Ages: 8-12 Grades: 3-7

 Subjects:
 Mythical animals -- Fiction

Price: $21.88

Summary:
Hidden in the small town of Xanadu, Wyoming, there is a menagerie filled with mythical creatures like unicorns, dragons, and phoenixes. It's closely guarded. Tightly controlled. Top secret. Until six griffin cubs escape.

 Added Entry - Personal Name: Sutherland, Kari
Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 4.60
   Points: 8.0   Quiz: 157107
Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 3-5
   Reading Level: 4.40
   Points: 15.0   Quiz: 60146

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (-) (02/01/13)
   School Library Journal (05/01/13)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 04/20/2013 Gr 5–8—A new arrival in small-town Xanadu, Wyoming, seventh-grader Logan spends more time than he'd like to thinking about his mother's mysterious disappearance. His life becomes exciting when he discovers a baby griffin under his bed. No bigger than a puppy, Squorp turns out to be an escapee from the Menagerie, a zoo filled with mythical creatures and run by his classmate Zoe and her family. Logan soon finds himself teamed up with Zoe and her merman friend, Blue, to find five other griffin runaways. As he helps track them down, the truth about his mother's secret life begins to surface. Meanwhile, members of SNAPA, the organization in charge of all menageries, will arrive soon for an inspection and if everything is not up to par the place will be shut down. Can the trio get the griffins back in time? Who really was Logan's mom? The characters are likable, unique, and well developed, and the narrative is filled with lively dialogue and humor. The creatures, including a pair of snooty unicorns and a charismatic but murderous kelpie, are delightful. The authors do a great job of creating an attention-grabbing magical world within the realistic setting. Readers who enjoy books like Brandon Mull's Fablehaven (Aladdin, 2007) will soak up the intermixing of mythological information and mystery. The first in a series, this page-turning fantasy will fly off library shelves.—Kira Moody, Whitmore Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT - Copyright 2013 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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