After safely returning the litter of griffins to their enclosure in The Menagerie (2013), Zoe and Logan are dismayed to find Pelly e haughty, demanding, gold-egg-laying goose ssing and her nest covered in blood and feathers. A dragon stands accused and faces possible extermination, but the kids are sure he is innocent, so they launch an investigation. This second volume in the lighthearted series is just as full of madcap adventures, animated magical creatures, and crackerjack detective work from the cast of well-rounded, multicultural kids as the first title. Fans will be thrilled at the promise of deeper mysteries in subsequent volumes.

Zoe and Logan's lively adventures continue as the Menagerie of mythical creatures is in danger of being shut down after one of their dragons is accused of murdering the goose who laid the golden egg. Tensions are high in this second enjoyable fantastical mystery as the kids follow many leads attempting to clear Scratch's name and save the Menagerie.

Gr 6-9 Zoe and Logan are trying to figure out who killed the goose that laid the golden eggs. With another cliff-hanger ending, readers will be eagerly awaiting the next title.

In this sequel to The Menagerie (HarperCollins,2013), Logan, Zoe, and Blue are faced with a new challenge: the golden-egg-laying goose, Pelly, has gone missing. Scratch, one of the menagerie's dragons, is being implicated in her murder. SNAPA (SuperNatural Animal Protection Agency) agents are sniffing around the menagerie collecting evidence in their case against Scratch. The stakes are Scratch's life and the future of the entire menagerie. Although there is a lot of evidence against Scratch, Logan, Zoe, and Blue are certain that he is innocent. As they look for a different perpetrator to cast some doubt as to Scratch's guilt, they end up finding a classmate, Marco, who is a wererooster. Marco is able to determine that the bloody feathers at the scene of the crime do not belong to Pelly but to a much older goose. Unfortunately, his testimony will not stand up in the fast-approaching SNAPA trial. The kids have just days to find the real murderer and save the menagerie, or their lives will change forever.Fantasy lovers will delight in this funny and action-packed murder mystery full of the mystical creatures from all of their other favorite fantasies.Elisabeth W. Rauch.