Belly Up

A humorous novel told from the point of view of twelve-year-old Teddy, who lives at the theme-park-slash-zoo FunJungle. When a beloved mascot is killed, almost everyone is a suspect, but with bad press like, in the words of Pete, the media representer, "vultures", the future of the zoo is becoming uncertain. Will Teddy find the culprit? And while you scramble to get the book, here's a quote to think about (from the book, of course). "Mickey Mouse is just a rat in suspenders."