Summer of the Monkeys

<p><strong>From the author of the beloved classic <em>Where the Red Fern Grows</em> comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys.</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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&mdash;and not just about monkeys.</p> <p>From the beloved author of Where the Red Fern Grows comes another memorable adventure novel filled with heart, humor, and excitement.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Honors and Praise for Wilson Rawls' <em>Where the Red Fern Grows</em>:</strong></span><br /> <br /><strong>A School Library Journal Top 100 Children's Novel</strong><br /><strong>An NPR Must-Read for Kids Ages 9 to 14</strong><br /><strong>Winner of 4 State Awards</strong><br /><strong>Over 7 million copies in print!</strong><br /> <br />"<strong>A rewarding book</strong> . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased." &mdash;<em>The New York Times</em> Book Review<br /> <br />"<strong>One of the great classics of children's literature</strong> . . . 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." &mdash;<em>Common Sense Media</em><br /> <br />"<strong>An exciting tale of love and adventure</strong> you'll never forget." &mdash;<em>School Library Journal</em></p>