Wilson rawls summer of the monkeys
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Summer of the Monkeys
1976 children's story by Wilson Rawls
Summer of the Monkeys is a 1976 children's story written by Wilson Rawls.
Wilson rawls summer of the monkeys
It was published by Doubleday (later released by Yearling Books) and was the winner of the William Allen White Book Award and the California Young Reader Medal.[1]
Plot summary
The book is set about the end of the nineteenth century.
The protagonist is a 14-year-old boy named Jay Berry Lee, who had enjoyed an idyllic, nature-based if impoverished childhood. Born to Missouri sharecroppers, he moves with his family to Oklahoma after his grandfather offers them free land.
Daisy, his sister, has a crippled leg, and they devote much effort to gaining enough money to pay for reconstructive surgery. One day, while looking for their lost milk cow, Jay Berry discovers monkeys in a nearby river bottom. Visiting his grandfather's store, he learns that they have escaped from a traveling circus, which has offered a vast reward for their captu