Summer of the Monkeys
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Fourteen-year-old Jay tries to recover a group of wily monkeys escaped from a circus train in the hopes the reward will buy him the gun and pony he has so long wanted.
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Wilson Rawls is the author of the timeless classic Where the Red Fern Grows and the acclaimed novel Summer of the Monkeys. He was born on a small farm in the Ozark Mountains and spent much of his boyhood roaming northeastern Oklahoma with his only companion, an old bluetick hound. Since its publication more than fifty years ago, Where the Red Fern Grows has assumed the status of a classic and has been made into a widely acclaimed motion picture. Rawls’ second novel, Summer of the Monkeys, received rave reviews and won the prestigious California Young Reader Medal Award, among other accolades.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780440415800
- Publication Date
- December 29, 1998
- Publisher
- Yearling
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1976
- Page Count
- 288
- Words Per Page
- 313
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 810L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~5.2
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