Zoobreak

Zoobreak by Gordon Korman, published by Scholastic Press in 2009, follows a group of 11-year-old children as they fight for the ethical treatment and freedom of animals from a zoo with inhuman conditions. The book is the second in the children’s heist series Swindle, following Swindle and followed by Framed!. Zoobreak won Arkansas's Charlie May Simon Children's Nook Award (2012) and received a generally positive reception from Kirkus Reviews and the School Library Journal. Gordon Korman has been publishing books since 1978 (starting with This Can’t be Happening at Macdonald Hall, the first in the Macdonald Hall series) and is the prolific author of over 70 books for young readers and teens. His most noteworthy titles include the New York Times bestselling Swindle series, The Hypnotist, and The 39 Clues. A graduate of New York University’s film program, Korman now lives and writes from Long Island.

This guide uses the e-book format of the February 2010 First Scholastic paperback edition.

Plot Summary

Zoobreak opens as friends Ben, Griffin, and Savannah realize Savannah’s pet monkey has gone missing. The children are at a loss until they find the monkey held captive while on a field trip visiting

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