Part of Series
New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer's second installment in the middle grade Animal Rescue Agency series sends your favorite fox and chicken duo on a tropical adventure to save the world's biggest pangolin pop star. After a frigid arctic rescue, Esquire and Mr. Pepper get the perfect opportunity to warm up—an invitation to Beatle the Pangolin's private island concert. Sun and sand await! But when Esquire and Mr. Pepper arrive, the island is in chaos. Field agent Alphonse delivers the bad news: due to an incident during dress rehearsal, Beatle is trapped underground, and foul play is likely. The worst news: There's no way to reach Beatle and there are multiple suspects: Jewel, Beatle's sister and backup dancerArabella, the monkey stage managerButch, a vengeful wildcatFinding the culprit and saving Beatle before it's too late—this might be the Animal Rescue Agency's most challenging case yet!
Author
ELIOT SCHREFER is a New York Times-bestselling author, and has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award. In naming him an Editor’s Choice, the New York Times has called his work “dazzling… big-hearted.” He is also the author of two novels for adults and four other novels for children and young adults. His books have been named to the NPR “best of the year” list, the ALA best fiction list for young adults, and the Chicago Public Library’s “Best of the Best.” His work has also been selected to the Amelia Bloomer List, recognizing best feminist books for young readers, and he has been a finalist for the Walden Award and won the Green Earth Book Award and Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award. He lives in New York City, where he reviews books for USAToday. Also: I love marshmallows and early twentieth century fiction. And apes.
