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Summer of the Monkeys - Wilson Rawls
Summer of the Monkeys
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The last thing a fourteen-year-old boy expects to find along an old Ozark river bottom is a tree full of monkeys. Jay Berry Lee's grandpa had an explanation, of course--as he did for most things. The monkeys had escaped from a traveling circus, and there was a handsome reward in store for anyone... show more
The last thing a fourteen-year-old boy expects to find along an old Ozark river bottom is a tree full of monkeys. Jay Berry Lee's grandpa had an explanation, of course--as he did for most things. The monkeys had escaped from a traveling circus, and there was a handsome reward in store for anyone who could catch them. Grandpa said there wasn't any animal that couldn't be caught somehow, and Jay Berry started out believing him . . .But by the end of the "summer of the monkeys," Jay Berry Lee had learned a lot more than he ever bargained for--and not just about monkeys. He learned about faith, and wishes coming true, and knowing what it is you really want. He even learned a little about growing up . . .This novel, set in rural Oklahoma around the turn of the century, is a heart-warming family story--full of rich detail and delightful characters--about a time and place when miracles were really the simplest of things...
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780440415800 (0440415802)
ASIN: 440415802
Publisher: Yearling
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
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5.0 Summer of the Monkeys
This is an exquisite story is about a young boy and his family living in the Ozarks. Reading this, with its very vivid descriptions, I was transported to a different time and it brought back all the memories of watching the 'Little House on the Prairie'. It will make you laugh and it will make you c...
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