Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
193
Description
While searching for the father who left her and her mother ten years ago, thirteen-year-old Samantha begins to believe that the twin sister who supposedly died when they were three years old is still alive.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
193 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
0439862604 / 9780439862608
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Lexile
600L
User reviews
LibraryThing member Angeleyes1382
For Samantha in, Do You Know the Monkey Man?, there are too many unanswered questions about her past. As with any teenager she goes searching for answers to these questions. This book reminded me a lot of, The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney. Samantha goes searching for answers without
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realizing the consequences that could come. The author did a fantastic job showing the emotions and curiosity of a teenager. I think that this book is a great read for tweens and teenagers alike. Show Less
LibraryThing member x_shakeit_x22
A book about a girl who thinks her sister has died.
Greatt book! loved it. a mistery type.
Greatt book! loved it. a mistery type.
LibraryThing member caro488
Butler, Dori Hillestad, Do You Know the Monkey Man?, 13 Yr old Samantha wonders where her father is and why they never found the body of her drowned twin sister. Her mother is about to marry, and Sam hires an Internet detective to track down her Dad.
LibraryThing member nateray
My favorite book!
This girl wants to find her sister, who everyone claims is dead. But she doesn't believe them, because her body was never found. So she goes on a search for her dad and her sister.
This girl wants to find her sister, who everyone claims is dead. But she doesn't believe them, because her body was never found. So she goes on a search for her dad and her sister.
LibraryThing member ScholarlyOwl
Thirteen year old Sam Wright wants answers and she is going to do anything to find them. She lost her twin sister Sarah when she was three years old in a horrible canoeing accident, and her father mysteriously disappeared shortly thereafter. Sam’s mother is now getting remarried and she must deal
I needed an additional cup of coffee this morning because after getting halfway through the book last night, I quickly realized I would not be able to put it down until I was finished. It was fast paced and suspenseful and my interest forced me to each following chapter. The author, Dori Hillstead Butler, does a wonderful job of relaying the complex emotions of an early teen who is trying to find her place in a broken family.
Teens and adults alike can learn a valuable lesson from this book. We live in a world where we are constantly in search of the unknown, the better, the “greener grass” of life. While at times we do find what we are looking for, sometimes along the way we learn to appreciate the life we have and the people who are in it. The message of the story is a beautiful one: there is no single definition of family. Family is a feeling, an emotion. It is comfort, dependability and trust. Family is love.
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with idea of having a new Stepfather. In addition, Sam has been having strange dreams about her dead twin and an eerie feeling that she is somehow still alive. “Do You Know the Monkey Man” takes readers on Sam’s physical and emotional journey of finding her biological father and discovering the truth about her family’s past.I needed an additional cup of coffee this morning because after getting halfway through the book last night, I quickly realized I would not be able to put it down until I was finished. It was fast paced and suspenseful and my interest forced me to each following chapter. The author, Dori Hillstead Butler, does a wonderful job of relaying the complex emotions of an early teen who is trying to find her place in a broken family.
Teens and adults alike can learn a valuable lesson from this book. We live in a world where we are constantly in search of the unknown, the better, the “greener grass” of life. While at times we do find what we are looking for, sometimes along the way we learn to appreciate the life we have and the people who are in it. The message of the story is a beautiful one: there is no single definition of family. Family is a feeling, an emotion. It is comfort, dependability and trust. Family is love.
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LibraryThing member ScholarlyOwl
Thirteen year old Sam Wright wants answers and she is going to do anything to find them. She lost her twin sister Sarah when she was three years old in a horrible canoeing accident, and her father mysteriously disappeared shortly thereafter. Sam’s mother is now getting remarried and she must deal
I needed an additional cup of coffee this morning because after getting halfway through the book last night, I quickly realized I would not be able to put it down until I was finished. It was fast paced and suspenseful and my interest forced me to each following chapter. The author, Dori Hillstead Butler, does a wonderful job of relaying the complex emotions of an early teen who is trying to find her place in a broken family.
Teens and adults alike can learn a valuable lesson from this book. We live in a world where we are constantly in search of the unknown, the better, the “greener grass” of life. While at times we do find what we are looking for, sometimes along the way we learn to appreciate the life we have and the people who are in it. The message of the story is a beautiful one: there is no single definition of family. Family is a feeling, an emotion. It is comfort, dependability and trust. Family is love.
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with idea of having a new Stepfather. In addition, Sam has been having strange dreams about her dead twin and an eerie feeling that she is somehow still alive. “Do You Know the Monkey Man” takes readers on Sam’s physical and emotional journey of finding her biological father and discovering the truth about her family’s past.I needed an additional cup of coffee this morning because after getting halfway through the book last night, I quickly realized I would not be able to put it down until I was finished. It was fast paced and suspenseful and my interest forced me to each following chapter. The author, Dori Hillstead Butler, does a wonderful job of relaying the complex emotions of an early teen who is trying to find her place in a broken family.
Teens and adults alike can learn a valuable lesson from this book. We live in a world where we are constantly in search of the unknown, the better, the “greener grass” of life. While at times we do find what we are looking for, sometimes along the way we learn to appreciate the life we have and the people who are in it. The message of the story is a beautiful one: there is no single definition of family. Family is a feeling, an emotion. It is comfort, dependability and trust. Family is love.
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Awards
Soaring Eagle Book Award (Nominee — 2008)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2007)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee — 2008)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 2009)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2008)
Call number
J4D.But