But it was quick, and the writing was competent. Then they have to take care of the animals, hide them from their parents and the world, while trying to find them good permanent homes. No-one will help them get the monkey back, so they take matters into their own hands, but end up stealing all the animals in the zoo, instead of just getting back the monkey. The kids discover the culprit is the owner of a floating, travelling zoo. I was hoping for something more clever and funny. I've read some reviews where people are concerned about the kind of role models and messages that this might send out to our kids. And the "brains" behind the gang is "The Man With The Plan." The plans, of course, go terribly awry. The characters in the gang are defined by their abilities: there's the climber, the small space guy, the computer wiz, etc. It's a kid's caper book, and it has about all the substance that you would expect from a caper book.
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