Summer of the Monkeys, Wilson Rawls
Summer of the Monkeys, Wilson Rawls
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Summer of the Monkeys

Author: Wilson Rawls

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/22/2025


Synopsis

From the author of the beloved classic Where the Red Fern Grows comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys.    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.
   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—and not just about monkeys.
   From the beloved author of Where the Red Fern Grows comes another memorable adventure novel filled with heart, humor, and excitement. Honors and Praise for Wilson Rawls’ Where the Red Fern Grows: A School Library Journal Top 100 Children’s Novel
An NPR Must-Read for Kids Ages 9 to 14
Winner of 4 State Awards
Over 7 million copies in print! “A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased.” —The New York Times Book Review “One of the great classics of children’s literature . . . 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.” —Common Sense Media “An exciting tale of love and adventure you’ll never forget.” —School Library Journal This audiobook is expertly read by Sean Pratt, with audio engineering by Matthew Kulewicz, MPSE. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Copyright (c) 1976 by Woodrow Wilson Rawls (P) (2024) Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

About Sean Pratt

Sean Pratt is a professional narrator, actor, and voiceover artist who has over twenty-five years of experience. He has recorded over seven hundred audiobooks and has received numerous Earphones Awards and Audie Award nominations. For the last ten years, he has been helping actors, both students and professionals, to understand the complexities of the business as well as reinvigorate and refocus their careers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 10, 2020

I'm ashamed that it's taken me so many years to start reading Wilson Rawls books. I'm genuinely surprised that none of my schools had this as a class read. This is a great book for a novel study, for teaching voice, setting, use of language, point of view, etc. It has a great lesson without being at......more

Goodreads review by Michele on April 05, 2008

Disney ruined this book when they made it into a movie. The novel is vastly different and so much better. A great read aloud that will have you both laughing and crying. I like this book much better than, Where the Red Fern Grows, which the author is more known for.......more

Goodreads review by Melora on January 24, 2018

Overflowing with folksy sentimentality, this is my all-time favorite “boy and his dog” story. The dog doesn't die, and the story has a completely happy ending! Things even come out well for the monkeys. Warm loving family interactions and chock full of mild, wholesome adventures, yet it's not boring......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on June 28, 2020

Delightful children’s book. Every boy should be so fortunate to have a Grandpa like the one in the story.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on June 20, 2023

Masterpiece! And all one of you who reads my reviews knows I’m very unkind. I’m even downright mean and nasty. I don’t just slap 5-star ratings on books like many reviewers who seem to give participation trophies to every piece of crap they read. I reserve it for only the best of the best. Summer of......more