Summer of the Monkeys

By: Wilson Rawls

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

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.

“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.

©1976 Woodrow Wilson Rawls (P)2024 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

What I liked and disliked about Summer of the Monkeys

I liked that the ending was bittersweet, and I disliked that the rising action took up almost all of the story.

GREAT

This book was very funny, joyful and suspenseful i’m easy to understand because I’m near where it took place

great book and audio

this book was well rounded and had a good story line. my whole family enjoyed the audio, especially how the person read it.

Heartwarming

I have read this book as a child and as an adult. Some of the monkeys is just as good now as it was then. I can’t wait until my grandchildren are old enough that I could read this book to them.

Great family story!

My kids and I loved listening to this book. Very entertaining, great life lessons and wonderful imagery.