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Amanda Noble, Special Agent

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I couldn't wait to see what Lesa Boutin had in store for us with her second book in the Amanda Noble series. This series is alot of fun to read, I couldn't put it down! The ending had an interesting twist, leaving you wanting more.

Amanda is a great role model for teenage girls. Her character is easy to relate to as she manages to be both vulnerable and strong and gets herself into some funny predicaments.

I can't wait for the NEXT one!

As the second book in this highly entertaining series starts, sixteen year old Amanda is joggling attending high school, helping her father run their zoo, and starring on a TV morning show where, as she puts it: "(Dad and I) make utter fools of ourselves while trying to educate central Florida in animal husbandry."

She is also dumping his handsome boyfriend because the magic is just not there anymore. Unfortunately the magic in relationships is not ruled by reason and soon she finds herself falling for the new guy in her grade, who she doesn't even like, when her father hires him to help at the zoo.

But Amanda's heart is not the only one at risk. Not long widowed, her father is now dating a sophisticated lady that Amanda feels is totally wrong for him, and, she suspects, may be introducing him to the illegal business of animal smuggling.

Appalled at the idea, Amanda spies on them with sometimes hilarious, sometimes dead serious results, bringing the reader willingly along.

Lesa Boutin wonderfully conveys the feelings and struggles of a teenage girl trying to do the right thing. Enchanting and easy to relate to, Amanda is a heroine you will fall in love with. I did.

Author Lesa Boutin mixes humor and danger to keep the pages turning in this second book in the Amanda Noble series. Amanda's dad has a beautiful new woman in his life, and it looks like she's leading him into the illegal animal trade. Amanda doesn't want to believe her animal-loving father could do such a thing, so she snoops around trying to get at the truth.

Amanda Noble, Special Agent is a fun read that's hard to put down. I couldn't stop reading it and stayed up late finishing it. It was definitely worth it!

Ever since Amanda Noble, Zookeeper Extraordinaire, began hosting the "Getting Up with the Chickens" portion of the morning show with her father, she's gained all sorts of unwanted attention.

Noble's Ark, the zoo that her father owns, is doing well, and Amanda's life has become a steady stream of school, work at the zoo, and hanging out with her friends, Kyler and Roz, punctuated by the occasional perks of free movie passes and excused traffic tickets. Now that Amanda has broken up with Brandon, she's again being pursued by the overbearingly beefcake Sebastian, and harassed by his spoiled twin sister, Sabrina.

But Amanda's own love life suddenly gets thrown to the back burner when she finds out that her dad is now dating someone, for the first time since Amanda's mother passed away. For some reason, he seems determined to keep it a secret, and Amanda begins to suspect that even more is out of place with her father's relationship with the slinky Sydney.

Amanda pieces together that Sydney is pressuring her father into something he doesn't want to do. Is his sudden interest in animal trafficking mere research for the piece that the TV station has asked for, or could it be related to this thing with Sydney? Hopefully, Amanda can find out and keep her dad out of trouble...and keep herself distracted from the new, arrogant guy at school who suddenly seems to be showing up everywhere.

I absolutely adored the first Amanda Noble book, and the second one picks up right where the first left off. For anyone who loves a bit of real-life girl power complete with some edge-of-your-seat action, this is the series for you.

Reviewed by: Allison Fraclose