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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, he 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. But 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 forever Trapped in Twingle’s Twilight Zoo , never to see his grandpa again.
If you enjoyed The Magician’s Elephant , you’ll love this enchanting story of courage, strength, and friendship. Buy it today!
Henry ventures deep into the woods. Beyond the enormous oak he never dared pass, he 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. But 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 forever Trapped in Twingle’s Twilight Zoo , never to see his grandpa again.
If you enjoyed The Magician’s Elephant , you’ll love this enchanting story of courage, strength, and friendship. Buy it today!
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Published December 1, 2024
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November 7, 2025
THIS is the type of book I would have devoured as a member of the target audience, which would have been a long, long time ago. It's essentially a Juvenile Fiction nod to 'Something Wicked This Way Comes,' and it is excellent.
It's a simple story about a nine-year-old boy, Henry, staying a week with his grandfather, taking a deeper walk into the woods than he's used to and stumbling upon an old, seemingly abandoned zoo. He finds his way in and discovers that the zoo is not abandoned, but instead is inhabited by a handful of other children roughly Henry's age. Children who a) turn into animals and b) are unable to leave. And Henry discovers that he is also a new permanent inhabitant.
A ton of positives that comes along in this thin book (which, at the time of this writing, is available for free for your Kindle, Nook, or Kobo). Lessons on honesty, working together, inquisitiveness, stranger danger, riddle solving, and repercussions of making hasty decisions.
This book definitely deserves far more attention from the reading community - so many free books on the e-reader market usually wind up either being worth the cost, or are the first part of a series that the publisher (who is often the author) tries to suck you into. I would never begrudge any author trying to get noticed, but some are just not worth the second glance. That's definitely not the case with Raish. I'll be purchasing some hard copies of this book for my grandkids for when they are the right age to read them.
It's a simple story about a nine-year-old boy, Henry, staying a week with his grandfather, taking a deeper walk into the woods than he's used to and stumbling upon an old, seemingly abandoned zoo. He finds his way in and discovers that the zoo is not abandoned, but instead is inhabited by a handful of other children roughly Henry's age. Children who a) turn into animals and b) are unable to leave. And Henry discovers that he is also a new permanent inhabitant.
A ton of positives that comes along in this thin book (which, at the time of this writing, is available for free for your Kindle, Nook, or Kobo). Lessons on honesty, working together, inquisitiveness, stranger danger, riddle solving, and repercussions of making hasty decisions.
This book definitely deserves far more attention from the reading community - so many free books on the e-reader market usually wind up either being worth the cost, or are the first part of a series that the publisher (who is often the author) tries to suck you into. I would never begrudge any author trying to get noticed, but some are just not worth the second glance. That's definitely not the case with Raish. I'll be purchasing some hard copies of this book for my grandkids for when they are the right age to read them.
August 3, 2026
Entertaining Read
This book is a fun read for both children and adults. Henry becomes trapped in an old zoo he finds in the forest. But he's not trapped in the usual way, he is trapped by a curse that must be broken to release him and his friends.
This book is a fun read for both children and adults. Henry becomes trapped in an old zoo he finds in the forest. But he's not trapped in the usual way, he is trapped by a curse that must be broken to release him and his friends.
January 21, 2025
Trapped
This book is about children being trapped in a zoo, by day they are animals, And by night they are children unless they try to escape, then black and purple smoke surrounds them and they pass out to wake up as animals the next day.
Henry is the newest member of the zoo, he is given a riddle he needs to figure out, to help the children escape the zoo.
This book is definitely worthy of the four stars, and is a good book to read to children, not to young though, they should enjoy it.
This book is about children being trapped in a zoo, by day they are animals, And by night they are children unless they try to escape, then black and purple smoke surrounds them and they pass out to wake up as animals the next day.
Henry is the newest member of the zoo, he is given a riddle he needs to figure out, to help the children escape the zoo.
This book is definitely worthy of the four stars, and is a good book to read to children, not to young though, they should enjoy it.
March 3, 2024
Great ending!
It's a good story to read to read to Children. Adults will love it too. The denouement at end is one of the most satisfying.
It's a good story to read to read to Children. Adults will love it too. The denouement at end is one of the most satisfying.
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