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    Yes, I Know the Monkey Man

    Author Dori Hillestad Butler
    Paperback
    $7.95 US
    Candlewick | Peachtree
    6"W x 8.5"H x 0.55"D   | 10 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Aug 07, 2018 | 224 Pages | 9781682630600
    Age 10-14 years | Grades 5-9
    Reading Level: Lexile 580L | Fountas & Pinnell Y
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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.

    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, even though their lives have been very different. While she is drawn to her new family, she is also wary of becoming attached to them and hurting her father's feelings. Then he suffers a debilitating accident and tries to ensnare T. J. in another web of lies. Her loyalties are finally tested.

    In this thought-provoking companion to Do You Know the Monkey Man?, Dori Hillestad Butler explores the other side of the story, creating a complex portrait of a family in crisis and offers readers the opportunity to compare different characters' perspectives on the same story.
    "A good candidate for reluctant readers. . . They'll find it highly readable"—School Library Journal
    Dori Hillestad Butler has published magazine stories, educational materials, plays, book reviews, characters for a board game, and over sixty children's books. A two-time Geisel Honor Book winner for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats and King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth, she has also been nominated for children's choice awards in nineteen different states and won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy. She lives in Washington.
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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.

    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, even though their lives have been very different. While she is drawn to her new family, she is also wary of becoming attached to them and hurting her father's feelings. Then he suffers a debilitating accident and tries to ensnare T. J. in another web of lies. Her loyalties are finally tested.

    In this thought-provoking companion to Do You Know the Monkey Man?, Dori Hillestad Butler explores the other side of the story, creating a complex portrait of a family in crisis and offers readers the opportunity to compare different characters' perspectives on the same story.

    Praise

    "A good candidate for reluctant readers. . . They'll find it highly readable"—School Library Journal

    Author

    Dori Hillestad Butler has published magazine stories, educational materials, plays, book reviews, characters for a board game, and over sixty children's books. A two-time Geisel Honor Book winner for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats and King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth, she has also been nominated for children's choice awards in nineteen different states and won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy. She lives in Washington.
    Dori Hillestad Butler View titles by Dori Hillestad Butler

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