Summer of the Monkeys!
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Fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee is used to hard work and dreaming big. Living with his family in the Ozarks, he never expects to discover a tree full of monkeys that have escaped from a traveling circus. When Jay learns there’s a large reward for returning the animals, he sets off on a comic and touching mission to catch them—part treasure hunt, part test of character.
What starts as a hunt for money becomes a summer of surprises: Jay’s plans are upended by friendship, loss, and the gentle lessons taught by his grandfather. Wilson Rawls balances lively adventure scenes with quiet emotional moments, creating a story that’s both entertaining and deeply human. Parents, teachers, and librarians praise this book for its honest portrayal of growing up, its strong sense of place, and its warm, hopeful tone. Ideal for middle-grade readers, classroom reading, or family bedtime sharing—this edition is an enduring classic of children’s literature.
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.
