In the book, Lion Down, by Stuart Gibbs the zoo, FunJungle, is planning their one year anniversary. All is running smooth, but then the whole state of Texas hears about a mountain lion on the loose that killed a famous dog. And because the owner of that dog, Lincoln Stone, works on the radio and is very rich, and he wants the mountain lion dead So in one of his broadcasts he says he will give 50,000 dollars to whoever kills and brings him the mountain lion. Because of this, it impacts other people to hunt the mountain lion down. Teddy, who’s parents are park employees, doesn’t approve of this and with the help of Summer, the daughter of the owner of Fun Jungle, and Lily, the daughter of an employee at Funjungle, find out that the murder of the dog was framed! It’s up to Teddy, Summer, and Lily to determine who might’ve killed the dog, and why they would frame it on a wild mountain lion? This is all while J.J. McCracken (the parks owner) assigned Teddy and Summer to find out who’s been poisoning the Giraffes in the zoo. The longer it takes them to find out both mysteries, the more damage that will be done. But, Where do you even start looking for an animal murderer and why? Read this book, Lion Down, by Stuart Gibbs to find out what happens.
If your interested in books like these, you should read Belly Up, also by Stuart Gibbs and the first book in the Funjungle series. Belly Up is about Teddy first arriving at Funjungle after living in Congo. His parents just got a job there because they’re animal lovers. But after a few days Teddy arrives, the zoo mascot, Harold the Hippo, was murdered . With everyone being clueless, Teddy decides to take things into his own hands. But, he faces many obstacles like, authorities telling him to leave the investigation to them, and just being a kid. Can Teddy find the murderer, will he get himself into trouble? Read this book the find out. This book connects to Lion Down because they’re in the same series and have the same concepts about Funjungle. If you read these books, I think you would agree it’s a 10/10.