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Yes, I Know the Monkey Man Kindle Edition

by Dori Hillestad Butler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
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What happens when everything you thought was true about your life turns out to be a lie?
Thirteen-year-old T.J. always believed that her twin sister and her mother were dead—because that’s what her father had told her. But Mom and Sam are very much alive. And now they want T.J. to be part of their family.
Life with Joe, her troubled but well-intentioned father, is all T.J. has ever known. Joe’s erratic lifestyle has meant lying to social workers and searching through garbage cans for food. But T.J. loves him and the grandmother who has provided stability in her life.

When T.J. reluctantly visits her mom and Sam for the first time, she is stunned by how similar she is to her twin sister in many ways, even though their lives have been very different. But while she is drawn to her new family, she is also wary of becoming attached to them and hurting her father’s feelings. When Joe suffers a debilitating accident and tries to ensnare T.J. in another web of lies, however, her loyalties are finally tested. Now she must confront the truth about her family, even if it hurts the people she loves.

In this thought-provoking companion to the popular Do You Know the Monkey Man?, author Dori Hillestad Butler has created a highly readable, complex portrait of a family in crisis. Her skillful portrayal of T.J., a conflicted adolescent struggling with her identity and reacting to family pressures, will resonate with readers.
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  1. Reading age
    9 - 11 years
  2. Print length
    205 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    4 - 6
  5. Lexile measure
    580L
  6. Publisher
    Peachtree Publishers
  7. Publication date
    December 31, 2013
  8. Page Flip
    Enabled
  9. Word Wise
    Not Enabled
  10. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  11. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  12. ISBN-13
    978-1561454792
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Grade 4-7–Life with her irresponsible father has left 13-year-old T.J. wary and independent. She must come to terms with the fact that the father she loves allowed the rest of her family to spend 10 years believing she was dead. When she reluctantly goes to visit the mother and twin sister who are effectively strangers to her, it is painful and awkward for everyone. Picking up roughly where Do You Know the Monkey Man? (Peachtree, 2005) left off, this narrative switches from Samantha's to T.J.'s point of view. The events of the first book are well-integrated, allowing T.J.'s story to stand alone or to be read as a sequel. While the plot revolves around developing relationships and shifting perspectives, the pace is quick and there is enough action and tension to make this a good candidate for reluctant readers. The implausible backstory won't bother kids, nor will the other minor flaws, including a rather abrupt resolution. They'll find it highly readable, and it might even make them think about the effect of parents' behavior on who one becomes.–Faith Brautigam, Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL
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“While the plot revolves around developing relationships and shifting perspectives, the pace is quick and there is enough action and tension to make this a good candidate for reluctant readers.” —School Library Journal
“Heart-wrenching detail . . . supporting characters are well-developed, diverse and important to the story.” —Library Media Connection

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00H8GCLI8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Peachtree Publishers; 1st edition (December 31, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 31, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3921 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 205 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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Dori Hillestad Butler

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Dori Hillestad Butler has always wanted to be an author. She wrote her first novel when she was in sixth grade. She wrote it to find out if she could write a novel, and because she needed extra credit in her English class. Her dream of becoming a published author came true in 1997, with the publication of The Great Tooth Fairy Rip-Off. She's gone on to publish more than 35 additional books for children.

Her books have been appeared on children's choice award lists in 18 different states. Trading Places with Tank Talbott won the Maryland Children's Choice Award in 2007. And The Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy won the 2011 Edgar Award for best Juvenile Mystery.

Dori has also been a ghostwriter for the Sweet Valley Twins, Unicorn Club and Boxcar Children series, and a children's book reviewer for several publications. She's published numerous short stories, plays and educational materials, and has served as the Iowa Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators' Regional Advisor.

She grew up in southern Minnesota and now lives in Coralville, Iowa with her husband, son, dog and cat. She visits schools and leads writing workshops all over the country.

For more information, visit her website at www.kidswriter.com.

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4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9 out of 5
25 global ratings

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Bree
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it!!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021
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Great book looks amazing , just purchase it right now ! great book indeed no questions asked make sure to read do you know the monkey man first :)
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Jill M Eoff
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Sequel
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2014
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My students couldn't wait to get this book in the mail! They asked every morning if it had arrived yet! We got it in plenty of time to finish before the school year was over. It was in great condition and arrived within the time frame that was promised! And what a BARGAIN!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book is in great condition!
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2019
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I suggest to everyone!!! Very high quality! WORTH THE MONEY!!!
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Heather Luft
4.0 out of 5 stars yes I know the Monkey man
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014
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I liked the book so much but I think they could have done more with the end and also wonder why they had the grandmother have 2 strokes
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Jerri Olivarez
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Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2017
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I really loved this book. It's very easy to read and is interesting
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2012
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i'm a teacher and bought this book for my students. they loved the book. highly recommend it. the first book, "do you know the monkey man" is one of my all-time favorite teen books
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Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2016
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It was great!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015
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Love Dori Hillestad Butler's writing style!!! Everyone should read her books!!!
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aroemelt
5.0 out of 5 stars Reversed Perspective
Reviewed in Germany on June 8, 2011
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"Yes, I know the Monkey Man" is not only a sequel to "Do you know the Monkey Man?" but also a reverse view on all the characters in the first book and the story in itself. It is told from the view-point of 13-year-old T.J. Wright who learned she has a twin-sister and a living mother and almost everything her father, Joe Wright, told her about herself (and himself) in the first book isn't true. While the first book tells the story from her twin-sister Samantha's point of view the reader now looks at the whole thing with T.J.'s eyes and, believe me, this sheds a new light on everything. T.J. knows now that her father, who had told her she was adopted, is her real father and took her away from her mother and sister at age three. Everybody thought her dead. After Samantha found her father and sister the girl's mother, Suzanne, wants very much to have her long-lost daughter with her again, but T.J. needs time to get used to the thought. She consents, though, to come to Suzanne's wedding and stay for a week. Just before she leaves for Iowa her father; Joe, has an accident. T.J. is torn in half. Should she stay with her father? But he's in hospital and that obnoxious social worker will make her stay with a foster-family. So, should she go to Iowa to visit Suzanne and Samantha? But if they learn about Joe's accident they will probably make her stay with them. And there's Gram in the nursing home and T.J. can't bear the thought of leaving her. AND her little dog Sherlock. T.J. braves all these questions and problems on her own, like she's used to, including the less-than-pleasant meeting with the grandparents she never knew she had, Suzanne's parents. She lets the reader see this family with a much more life-worn perspective than sheltered Samantha provided in the first book, but in the end T.J. discovers that there are things 13-year.olds can't do on their own - and need not do on their own - and makes a difficult decision - on her own.
I must admit that I didn't know how much this book lacked a sequel when I finished "Do you know the Monkey Man?", but now that I've read it I will never be able to think of one without the other, which is only fitting for a book about twins. :-)
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