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Do You Know The Monkey Man?

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13-year-old Samantha Wright hasn't seen her dad since she was 3 because of a bitter divorce but lately she's been wanting to contact him and see what kind of man he is. But her mom doesn't ever want to talk about the subject because the reason they got divorced was that Sam's twin sister Sarah drowned in a boating accident with her father. Her mother never forgave her husband and cut off any relations with him. But Sam is so desperate that she and her best friend, Angela, resort to paying a psychic to see if she can figure out where her father is. The answer that the fortune teller gives comes as quite a shock. She can't see where her father is, but she does tell Sam her sister is still alive! Sam must now use her own ingenuity to figure out where her dad is and whether Sarah is still alive!

Butler does a real good job of creating an atmosphere of suspense in Monkey Man and I found myself not wanting to put the book down until the whole mystery was revealed. The characterization was decent, especially with Sam, a girl that doesn't want to give up hope about Sarah because she functions with her heart which tells her that her sister is still alive somewhere. You also care about Butler's characters and you hope that things will work out in the hopelessly messed up situation they find themselves in. The ending is a little hokey and far fetched but makes sense in the context of the work. This is a good read for young adults and older readers too.

The Book Do You the Monkey Man was the best book I have ever read. This book is a very suspenseful book, it also kept me reading on. Once I got finished reading this book I was very shocked by what had happened. Sam's always wondered where her dad and sister are. Once you red this book you will find out everything. This book was a very good book to read. I would recommend it to all adults and teens. The author uses many deatils in this book to show you everythintg that has happened.
Once you read this book you will not put it down. The whole book is shocking from the beginning to the end.

When Samantha's father disappears after a tragic family accident, our heroine doesn't see or hear from him for ten years, except for one postcard picturing a monkey from the San Diego Zoo. With this single clue, the search for the truth and for her father begins ... and she can finally heal from the emotional trauma.
A good, simple mystery that kids can relate to ... and learn from.
Highly recommended.

This book was one of the best books I have ever read. When I bought the book in 6th grade, I couldn't stop reading and finished the book within a week and a half. I loved it. I don't want to give anything away, but if you love suspense then you should definately read it.

I really liked Do You Know the Monkey Man. I think it was very catchy and once you get into the first chapter it pulls you in. I like how Samantha is very determained to find her dad and then find her sister Sarah or T.J. I also like how the author would give lots of details about how her sister was never found and how much she didn't want her mom to be remarried.

My daughter pursuaded(sp?) me to read it but sadly I haven't. So, my daughter offered to right a review. (http://bookandreadingreviews.blogspot.com)


An adventurous but shocking trip for 13 year old Sam and her friend, Angela, turns into a disaster. Everyone knows Sarah, Sam's twin, died at age three after a canoeing incident, but after Sam visits the town's psychic, Sam now believes Sarah's still alive. Bob,who Sam's mom is marrying, wants to adopt her and Sam's now desperate to find Sarah and her father. Does Sam find her father and long lost sister or does everything go wrong and Bob end up adopting her? Read this book to find out!This thrilling book was written by Dori Butler. It has 193 pages of excitement!Sequel- Yes, I know the Monkey Man

According to this review, this book is a MUST READ!!!

i never can finish a book completely. this was so good it kept me reading. usually i dont read, but when i 1st read the back of the book, i was like oh, lets see this it was so good. i reccommend this to everybody. anybody will understand it.

I do love this book. Right in the first chapter it says something that makes you keep reading until the end! It is very realistic, but also crazy. I deffiantly would reccomend it to those teen readers, particualry girls. (It doesnt really talk about monkeys... just a little quirk in the book, someones nick name is the monkey man).

DO YOU KNOW THE MONKEY MAN is about a thirteen year old whos twin sister went on a picnic with thier dad at the age of three. She inded up falling in the water and drowning, but the dective never found her body. Sam thinks her sister is still alive so she goes on a quest to find her dad and sister. I have to say this is my favorite book.