Summer of the Monkeys
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| Author | Wilson Rawls |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | children's novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Released | 1976 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-440-41580-2 |
| Preceded by | Where The Red Fern Grows |
Summer of the Monkeys is a 1976 children's novel written by Wilson Rawls. The book was published by Doubleday (later released by Yearling Publishing) and was the winner of the William Allen White Book Award.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The book was made into a direct to video movie in 1998 by Buena Vista Home Video (Disney) and starred Corey Sevier as Jay Berry Lee and Wilford Brimley as Grandpa. The movie takes place in rural Canada.
[edit] About the book
Summer of the Monkeys takes place in the 1800s. It's about a boy named Jay Berry Lee, who wants a pony, but he finds out about what's more important to him.
The book starts talking about Jay Berry's family moving from Missouri to Oklahoma and staying there. Then the book tells about Daisy's crippled leg and how much the family is working hard to get Daisy's leg operation and how much Jay wants a pony. As the story goes a bit further, Grandpa then tells Jay about a reward catching monkeys alive. $85 for a brilliant monkey and little monkeys, and since this was around the 1800s, this is a lot. After Jay gets in trouble and in pain from the monkeys, the monkeys instead follow him instead being caught.
Later on Daisy finds a fairy ring which is capable of granting wishes. It shows her wishing for something, but it doesn't tell what. Then, Jay gives the monkeys to their owner. The owner gives him the $85, enough to buy his pony. It's also enough to get Daisy's leg fixed. In the end, Jay Berry decides to use the money for Daisy's operation instead of buying the pony.
