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Monkey Trouble
When nine-year-old Eva Boylan discovers a runaway monkey, she names him Dodger and makes up her mind to keep him a secret from her parents--and everyone else. Movie tie-in.
160 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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About the author
Ellen Leroe
30 books4 followersEllen W. Leroe grew up writing fairy tales in northern New Jersey. After graduating from Elmira College, in New York State, she worked as a fashion buyer. But she soon returned to her original love, writing.
Ellen moved to San Francisco and began working on novels while working at various administrative and editorial positions. When her first Young Adult novel was published in 1983, she became a full-time writer.
Thirty of her children’s books have been published since then, and Ellen has also created a greeting card line, won poetry awards, and lent song lyrics to a jazz CD. Writing continues to be her passion and chief form of entertainment. She lives in San Francisco.
Ellen moved to San Francisco and began working on novels while working at various administrative and editorial positions. When her first Young Adult novel was published in 1983, she became a full-time writer.
Thirty of her children’s books have been published since then, and Ellen has also created a greeting card line, won poetry awards, and lent song lyrics to a jazz CD. Writing continues to be her passion and chief form of entertainment. She lives in San Francisco.
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June 9, 2016
My rating: 3 stars
I co-read this book with my seven-year-old son. I will post his rating and review below. I read this book when it came out in the mid-nineties and I was a teenager. I remember I quite enjoyed it then and enjoyed the movie. But, maybe I just liked anything. I did not enjoy this book the second time as mush as I did the first time. I mean, it is for young kids and is much more appropriate for the mid-90s (the book is quite dated).
Overall, it’s a fun and easy book. My son enjoyed it. I feel that it would be much better if it were more modernized, so for its time period, it fit well.
Olsen’s rating: 5 stars
Olsen’s review: It was really good. I liked it a lot. I liked it when Eva found the monkey and she made up the story that it was from a pirate in the Caribbean and it actual was from a pirate. I liked how she made up the story of her dad being in the house (in the shower) but he actually wasn’t – she lied. The movie and the book are mostly the same thing. There were a few changes. In the movie, there were no alarm buttons when Eva broke into her dad’s place.
I co-read this book with my seven-year-old son. I will post his rating and review below. I read this book when it came out in the mid-nineties and I was a teenager. I remember I quite enjoyed it then and enjoyed the movie. But, maybe I just liked anything. I did not enjoy this book the second time as mush as I did the first time. I mean, it is for young kids and is much more appropriate for the mid-90s (the book is quite dated).
Overall, it’s a fun and easy book. My son enjoyed it. I feel that it would be much better if it were more modernized, so for its time period, it fit well.
Olsen’s rating: 5 stars
Olsen’s review: It was really good. I liked it a lot. I liked it when Eva found the monkey and she made up the story that it was from a pirate in the Caribbean and it actual was from a pirate. I liked how she made up the story of her dad being in the house (in the shower) but he actually wasn’t – she lied. The movie and the book are mostly the same thing. There were a few changes. In the movie, there were no alarm buttons when Eva broke into her dad’s place.
November 28, 2012
IT was a good book. It was a little weird because it was going between...
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