44 pages 1 hour read

Bryan Chick

The Secret Zoo

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

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Chapters 13-27Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 13 Summary: “Ella on the Run”

Ella arrives at Noah’s house just in time to see him leave. She turns around and runs to Richie’s house, throwing dirt at his window to wake him up. While she waits, she notices a man in the shadows who slowly disappears as if he was never there. Ella worries about the shadow man but cannot think about it long because Richie’s window opens.

Chapter 14 Summary: “At Richie’s House”

Richie and Ella agree to follow Noah to the zoo. When Ella leaves, Richie thinks he sees a man with a strange hat moving through the shadows but cannot distinctly see him. Richie leaves it and dresses for the trip to the zoo.

Chapter 15 Summary: “The Key”

Noah arrives at the zoo and tries the key in the lock; it does not fit. He keeps trying, hearing a guard approaching. Suddenly, the key transforms in his hand and works on the lock. He uses it and enters the zoo.

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