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Poached (FunJungle) Paperback – April 21, 2015

by Stuart Gibbs (Author)
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Teddy Fitzroy’s back for another zoo mystery—this time it’s a koala caper—in this action-packed follow-up to Belly Up that School Library Journal called a “whopper of a whodunit that delivers plenty of suspects, action, slapstick, gross bodily functions, red herrings, and animal trivia.”

School troublemaker Vance Jessup thinks Teddy Fitzroy’s home at FunJungle, a state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, is the perfect place for a cruel prank. Vance bullies Teddy into his scheme, but the plan goes terribly awry.

Teddy sneaks into the koala exhibit to hide out until the chaos dies down. But when the koala goes missing, Teddy is the only person caught on camera entering and exiting the exhibit.

Teddy didn’t commit the crime—but if he can’t find the real culprit, he’ll be sent to juvie as a convicted koala-napper.
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    FunJungle
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    352 pages
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    English
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    3 - 7
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    5.13 x 0.9 x 7.63 inches
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    April 21, 2015
  9. ISBN-10
    9781442467781
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Stu Gibbs; Fun Jungle; Spy School; Moon Base Alpha; Once Upon a Tim; Charlie Thorne
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Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Charlie Thorne series, FunJungle series, Moon Base Alpha series, Once Upon a Tim series, and Spy School series. He has written screenplays, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows, been a newspaper columnist, and researched capybaras (the world’s largest rodents). Stuart lives with his family in Los Angeles. You can learn more about what he’s up to at StuartGibbs.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1442467789
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (April 21, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781442467781
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1442467781
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 750L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.13 x 0.9 x 7.63 inches
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A few interesting things that Stuart Gibbs has done:

Worked at a zoo

Researched capybaras (the world's largest rodents)

Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro

Cage dived with great white sharks

Faced down a charging elephant

Swum with penguins in the Galapagos

Ice-climbed a glacier in Patagonia

Visited the cockpit of the Space Shuttle Atlantis

Helped rescue sixteen children from drowning off the coast of Israel

Written a few movies that actually got made (See Spot Run; Repli-Kate; Showdown)

Worked on a few animated movies (Anastasia; Open Season 3; Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers)

He is currently at work on several more books -- and the screenplay for Spy School the movie. You can learn all about them at www.stuartgibbs.com

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Another great book by stuart gibbs! The mystery was very good. I love Teddy and Summer! They are some of my favorite mystery books. I recommend this series to everyone!
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Teachezwell
5.0 out of 5 stars FUN and suspense at FunJungle
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2017
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"Poached" by Stuart Gibbs is a middle school kid-friendly mystery on steroids! The second in Gibbs' FunJungle series, Teddy Fitzroy continues to run amok while being accused of stealing Kazoo the koala.  The book rocks with slapstick comedy, unexpected twists, complex characters, and loads of suspects.  Gibbs seamlessly includes an abundance of interesting info on animals in the context of the fictional FunJungle, a state of the art animal theme park/zoo.  

Why is this a significantly improved follow-up to the original, "Belly Up?"  First, the author now steers clear of profanity, which is totally unnecessary in a kids' book.  Second, we follow Teddy as he actually leaves FunJungle to attend school (OK, the other book took place during the summer break), where a bullying gang selects him as a prime target.  The school setting allows Gibbs to both strengthen his characters and introduce topics of interest to middle schoolers., including cliques and crushes.  Vance and his twin accomplices (cleverly named TimJim) coerce Teddy into pranking at FunJungle, although Teddy has always been quite mischievous without any pressure.  Another improvement in Poached is the author's deemphasis on the weight of characters.  The first book made fun of obesity, which is a no-no in my opinion.  Teddy's parents do a lot more than just listen to him in this second mystery; not only are their jobs are on the line if Teddy has poached Kazoo but they are acting more like responsible adults.  Finally, Gibbs has amped up his clever array of suspects, keeping us in suspense until the very end.

I used the first book as a read-aloud with a lot of on-the-spot editing, but wouldn't have any qualms about this book in the hands of middle schoolers.  It's a 5-star read with a very satisfying conclusion.  
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5.0 out of 5 stars Teddy is Back and Better than Ever!
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2014
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I am a huge fan of Stuart Gibbs and I was a little skeptical about the sequel. However, I was pleasantly surprised after reading this book.

PLOT: Teddy is now attending public school. Vance Jessup the school bully has a bone to pick with Teddy since he put a snake in Vance' s gym bag. Vance and his posse force Teddy to put a mannequin' s arm in the shark tank. Large Marge immediately assumes it's Teddy' s doing and chases after him with the rest of her security guards. Teddy hides in the park's biggest new attractions ' exhibit by using Summer's all access security code that she gave Teddy in the last book. Teddy hides in Kazoo the Koala' s exhibit until security leaves. Since the exhibit was put up in a hurry, the security cameras only work on the outside of the exhibit. The next day Teddy finds out that Kazoo was stolen and that he was the only person filmed entering and exiting the exhibit. Teddy realizes he has been framed. Teddy has to find out who the culprit is or else he will have to go to jail. Kazoo is also on a specialized and will starve if he doesn't eat so Teddy has to find him fast.
I recommend this book to kids 8 to 15. This book had a lot of action such as Teddy swimming with the sharks to being almost dunked in the Toilet of Doom. Teddy' s parents also played a bigger part in this book which I liked. I also predict that Summer will appear more in the next book because in the end of Poached she said she was going to ask her Dad if she could go to the same school as Teddy. I liked Belly Up more than Poached, but it was still a great read. I really hope Stuart Gibbs decides to write a third book
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5.0 out of 5 stars The fun continues
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020
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This is the second book in the FunJungle series and might be my favorite of all of them so far (we are now on the fourth book). The comedy in these books does a great job of helping to draw the audience into the storyline, regardless of the audience’s age. My husband and I originally started reading this with our 9 year old son, but his 14 and 17 year old sisters also enjoy listening as we read. I am just as excited to find out more about the story each night as our son is, and the books do a great job of helping to teach the audience about the animals in the story, along with the perils they (and other animals around the world) face in the wild. Cannot recommend these books enough, once we are done with the series we will absolutely be moving on to Mr. Gibbs other series. These might be the books that help my son learn to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ❤
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2023
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This book is really a fabulous book that teaches you about animals in a way that doesn't seem like learning
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Heidi Grange
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable.
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2017
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While I really enjoyed reading about Teddy's second adventure, there were a couple of things that bugged me. The way Vance, the bully from school, seems to control everyone at school, including the principal really rubbed me the wrong way. I mean, where were all the adults when Vance and his friends were getting ready to stuff Teddy's head in the toilet of a filthy bathroom. Maybe it's because I work in a school and I know how hard the staff works to keep the school running well but it seems so stereotypical. However, who am I to say there aren't schools where that sort of thing happens, bullying is an ongoing problem in most places after all. Outside of the bullying though, I'm not a big fan of characters I like getting accused of things they didn't do, and Teddy gets accused of stealing the koala on loan from Australia. Now admittedly Teddy has done plenty of things that make him a suspect, but Marge the security head for the park is so inept its annoying. What I did like outside of the mystery itself was the way Teddy's parents supported him. So many middle grade novels have either nonexistent parents or neglectful, uncaring ones, it was nice to read about some pretty cool parents. A fun addition to the series, and as always its fun to learn more about some of the different animals.
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Kevin
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing book!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2022
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Great book gets you hooked to the story. I loved the main plot of the story. truly amazing. . .
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Ashley Ross
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this!
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2021
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I am not a book fan, but when I read this and belly up, I will stay up till 12 in the morning to read these books! I love love LOVE these books, the animals with the drama and suspense is just a perfect mix! I recommend these books to animal lovers and people who like mysteries!❤️
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Katty
5.0 out of 5 stars Kids’ book
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2020
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Great book, my ten year old love it. This is the second book we buy from the series.
Quick delivery and the book arrived in perfect conditions
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny!
Reviewed in Australia on July 27, 2022
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My 7 year old loved the book and couldn't put it down!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2014
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My son loves this book. He loves all stuart gibbs books and rereads them often although the best is still the spy one
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Stephen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series for 8 year old
Reviewed in Canada on March 21, 2021
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Great series for my eight year old. If they live animals and starting to get into mystery, a great series.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars Great author and book!
Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2020
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Wonderful book!
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