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Yes, I Know The Monkey Man

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By Dori Hillestad Butler
Publisher Peachtree
Yes, I Know The Monkey Man
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What happens when everything you thought was true about your life turns out to be a lie? Thirteenyearold T. J. always believed that her twin sister and her mother were deadbecause thats 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 wellintentioned father, is all T. J. has ever known. Joes 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 fathers 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 thoughtprovoking 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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48562 words48,562 words
200 pages200 pages
Lexile 580LLexile 580L
Grade 4 to 9Grade 4 to 9
Age 9-14Age 9-14
Published 2018Published 2018

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9781682630600

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