Random House Publishing Group
Search
Expand Mobile Menu
Do You Know the Monkey Man?

Do You Know the Monkey Man?

About the Book

When Samantha was three, her twin sister died, her parents divorced, and her father left. Sam's life has never been the same.

Now that she's thirteen, Sam can't stop wondering about her past. Why hasn't her father tried to contact her all these years? How could he have allowed Sarah to drown? And how can her mother expect her to accept some man she hardly knows as her new father? Samantha already has a father out there. Somewhere.

A fateful decision sets into motion a chain of events and confrontations that will change Samantha's and her family's lives forever. As she sets out to find her father and discover what really happened the day her sister drowned, she uncovers painful secrets that threaten to destroy her family all over again.

Dori Hillestad Butler's sensitive story draws readers into a suspenseful mystery about a flawed but loving family trying to heal.
Read more
Close

Praise for Do You Know the Monkey Man?

"Butler has a simplicity of narrative voice that makes the story easy to read while reflecting the often complex emotions of children."—School Library Journal

"Middle-graders looking for a simple mystery will be pleased, and the story may inspire them to think about the concepts of identity and family that are threaded through the story."—Booklist
Read more
Close

About the Author

Dori Hillestad Butler
More by Dori Hillestad Butler
Decorative Carat

By clicking submit, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and understand that Penguin Random House collects certain categories of personal information for the purposes listed in that policy, discloses, sells, or shares certain personal information and retains personal information in accordance with the policy. You can opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information anytime.

Random House Publishing Group