Table of Contents Characters 6 Dear Reader 7 Author’s Note 8 The Recap 9 Chapter 1 In the Land of Dinosaurs 11 Topsy-Turvy 22 Chapter 2 Ancient Times 23 Anagrams 34 Chapter 3 An Unhappy Ship 35 Chapter 4 Little Beasts 43 Chapter 5 The Revelation 51 Chapter 6 King Minos 59 Chapter 7 The Labyrinth 65 The Enigma of the Crossing 72 Chapter 8 A Compass 73 Chapter 9 Moments of Distraction 85 Chapter 10 A Shadow 93
Chapter 11 The Monster Who Sees Red 103 The Fastest Zintrepid 112 Chapter 12 With a Little Help from My Friends 113 Chapter 13 Meathead 119 Chapter 14 The Exploit 127 Chapter 15 A New Threat 133 Chapter 16 Safe and Sound 139 Chapter 17 The Clue 145 Search and Find 156 Solutions 158
SHIFTY FROUFROU MUSKY YETI BILLY STUART FOXY THE ZINTREPIDS
DEAR READER Billy Stuart wasn’t exactly elected to this particular position He doesn’t wear a magical ring on his finger like Frodo He doesn’t have a secret collection of masks or stones hidden in his drawers like Zelda He hasn’t walked through life accom panied by a daemon like Lyra Nor does he have a distinctive lightning-shaped scar on his forehead like Harry Basically the future of the world does not rest on his thin and bony shoulders Billy Stuart is just a young ordinary raccoon who has experienced some extraordinary adventures Here is the second adventure he told me about One twelfth of January in the town of Cavendish
