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"Looking for a middle-grade book I read around 2005 in 7th grade (Utah junior high, and the author visited our school). A boy lives in a mansion with his adoptive mom at the start. His biological dad is a famous wildlife expert/celebrity, like the Crocodile Hunter. There are snakes, a boat, and the boy gets kidnapped at one point. Might have been the dad who…"

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