Summer of the Monkeys
by Wilson Rawls
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Author: Wilson RawlsBrand: Yearling
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-12-29
ISBN: 0440415802
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Yearling
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- ISBN13: 9780440415800
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Book Review: Summer of the Monkeys a review by Peter
Summary: 5 Stars
Have you ever tried to catch a whole bunch of wild monkeys? Well, in the book Summer of the Monkeys Wilson Rawls the protagonist, Jay Berry, tries to catch a
load of monkeys that escaped from a circus train wreck. Each monkey is worth $2, but
one of the animals that also escaped from the train wreck was not a monkey. The animal
was a chimpanzee that was supposed to be as smart as almost any human, and he was
worth $100!!!
One bright morning Jay was walking down the path to his grandpa's house.
When he got there his grandpa told Jay about the monkeys that had escaped from the circus train
wreck and how much each was worth, but the thing was that the owners wanted the
monkeys unharmed and alive. At first, Jay thought that it would be a quick and easy way
to earn some cash, but he will soon learned how hard it really is to catch monkeys!
Jay went down into the forest thinking he could make friends with the monkeys
However, as he entered the forest, all was completely silent. Then the silence was broken by the
monkeys. As Jay got closer he started to smell something like whiskey. Then Jay saw
them. They were hooting and hollering like a dog chasing a rabbit and drinking sour
mash. When Jay walked up to them the big, hairy, wet chimp offered him a cup of the mash,
but Jay screamed, "NO! NO!" That really did it. The chimp went ballistic. So Jay took the
tiny, round cup and drank it. Then the chimp gave Jay another and another and another
until Jay was so drunk that he fell asleep. When he awoke his perfectly good blue pants
were missing. Now he had to go home with no pants on. What will happen to Jay when he gets
home?
Will this be the end of Jays monkey catching days? Ladies and Gentlemen, I
encourage you to read the book Summer of the Monkeys.
Summary of Summer of the Monkeys
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...
Jay Berry Lee is happy until the summer he is 14 years old and discovers monkeys living in the creek bottoms near his parents' homestead. Set in the late 1800s, Summer of the Monkeys traces the boy's adventures as he attempts to capture 29 monkeys that have (it turns out) escaped from the circus. With somewhat dubious help from his grandfather, and over the objections of his mother, Jay goes about discovering that monkeys are much smarter and harder to catch than he thought possible. Woven into this story is a second theme about his physically disabled sister and the family's attempts to find money for an operation. As funny and touching as Wilson Rawls's Where the Red Fern Grows, this book will appeal to the young reader who has always wished for the freedom to run wild through the woods with nothing more pressing to do than find another rabbit hole--or escaped monkey. (Ages 12 and older) --Richard Farr
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