Trapped in Twingle’s Twilight Zoo

With only so many books to read and games to play, nine-year-old Henry is certain his stay with his grandpa is going to be boring. But when the storm confining him to the house lightens, Henry’s spirits do also, and he sets out to explore the forest behind the house.

Henry ventures deep into the woods, beyond the enormous oak he never dared pass, and finds a very old, very run-down and very closed zoo—at least it seems to be those things until the mysterious gypsy caretaker, Ms. Twingle, says there are children inside. Henry jumps at the chance to play with the other kids, choosing an adventure instead of the boredom that surely awaits him at his grandpa’s house.

When Henry finds the other children, it doesn’t take him long to discover he has made a horrible mistake. The zoo is not what it seems, and neither is Ms. Twingle. Cursed to spend his days as a beast and his nights as a boy, Henry knows if he can’t escape, he will be trapped forever with the other children, never to see his grandpa again.

Trapped in Twingle’s Twilight Zoo is suitable for readers ages 9 and up.