Author:James Patterson
In this instalment in the hilarious illustrated children's series, Rafe feels like a caged lion at his summer job at the zoo - until a real lion desperately needs his help.
Rafe is days away from sweet summer freedom - but his bad grades have other plans for him. He can't fail a summer job, right?
Working in a zoo sounds great but Rafe is stuck polishing his boss's car, digging oven pits and scrubbing . . . toilets.
He's destined for the failed jobs Hall of Fame until an encounter with an endangered lion puts his wildlife knowledge to the test.
This time, it's more than just his grades on the line.
Malouf is subtle, lyric and insistent. His stories enter the memory and stay there.
—— Irish TimesSimply brilliant and naturalistically told
—— GuardianThe continuities of nature are set against the obscenities of war...to contruct a memorable book
—— Sunday TelegraphThe novel of a poet without a single trace of overwriting
—— Daily TelegraphJoyously madcap
—— Publishers WeeklyPart Candide, part Huck Finn and a whole lot of Andy Griffith, [Gump] makes his case in a voice all his own
—— Los Angeles TimesHas many pleasures to offer
—— New York Times