9780553298185. New condition. Mass-market paperback. Language: English. Pages: 304. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Set in Oklahoma around the turn of the century, this heartwarming family story tells of the friendship between a young boy and his dog--and the wild adventures they have trying to capture 30 small monkeys and a trained chimpanzee who have escaped from the circus. California Young Reader Medal; William Allen White Award; Sequoyah Children's Book Award; Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.

Monkeys Out In The Middle Of Nowhere Staring At Him! A tree full of monkeys the last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee thought he'd find on one of his treks through Oklahoma's Cherokee Ozarks. Jay learns from his grandfather that the monkeys have escaped from a circus and there is a big reward for anyone who finds them. He knows how much his family needs the money. Jay is determined to catch the monkeys. It's a summer of thrills and dangers no one will ever forget.