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  • Published: 29 December 1998
  • ISBN: 9780440415800
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $19.99

Summer of the Monkeys



For fans of Old Yeller and Shiloh, Summer of the Monkeys is another childhood favorite from the beloved author of the bestelling novel Where the Red Fern Grows.

From the author of the beloved classic Where the Red Fern Grows comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys.

   The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there’s a big reward for the person who finds and returns them.
   His family could really use the money, so Jay sets off, determined to catch them. But by the end of the summer, Jay will have learned a lot more than he bargained for—and not just about monkeys.
   From the beloved author of Where the Red Fern Grows comes another memorable adventure novel filled with heart, humor, and excitement.

Honors and Praise for Wilson Rawls’ Where the Red Fern Grows:
 
A School Library Journal Top 100 Children’s Novel
An NPR Must-Read for Kids Ages 9 to 14
Winner of 4 State Awards
Over 7 million copies in print!
 
“A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased.” —The New York Times Book Review
 
“One of the great classics of children’s literature . . . Any child who doesn’t get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years.” —Common Sense Media
 
“An exciting tale of love and adventure you’ll never forget.” —School Library Journal

  • Published: 29 December 1998
  • ISBN: 9780440415800
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $19.99

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Praise for Summer of the Monkeys

Praise for Where the Red Fern Grows
"A rewarding book...[with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased."-The New York Times Book Review
"A book of unadorned naturalness."-Kirkus Reviews
"One of the great classics of children's literature."-Common Sense Media
"An exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget."-SLJ
"Written with so much feeling and sentiments that adults as well as children are drawn [in] with a passion."-Arizona Daily Star
"It's a story about a young boy and his two hunting dogs and . . . I can't even go on without getting a little misty."-The Huffington Post