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The Monkey Mountain Monster

by (author) Ted Staunton

Publisher
Red Deer Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2002
Category
General, Friendship
Recommended Age
6 to 7
Recommended Grade
1 to 2
Recommended Reading age
7 to 10
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889952065
    Publish Date
    Sep 2002
    List Price
    $6.95

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The Monkey Mountain Monster finds Lindsey a reluctant day-camper, partly because most of the kids come from another school in her town of Hope Springs, but mostly because of mouthy Mona, who's a put-down artist extraordinaire and who's never without her gaggle of admiring girlfriends Lindsey wants no part of it, but Mona has lured Lindsey's best friend, Caitlin, into her crowd of disciples, which leaves Lindsey out in the cold To complicate matters, there's a mysterious monster, known as the Ooly Gooly, roaming through Hope Springs On a dare Lindsey agrees that she will sleep out in her backyard one night, but when she finds out that Caitlin won't join her, she realizes she really is all on her own An unexpected volunteer agrees to join Lindsey, and when the monster shows up the kids can't contain themselves Chaos and panic set in with lively results

About the author

 

TED STAUNTON a écrit plus de quarante livres jeunesse et a contribué à la sériepopulaire Seven. Il joue aussi de la musique folk et blues. Ted se rend souventdans des écoles et des bibliothèques canadiennes. Il donne aussi un cours derédaction au collège George Brown à Toronto. Quand il n’est pas plongé dans un livre, il fait souvent de la musique avec le Maple Leaf Champions Jug Band..

 

Ted Staunton is the award-winning author of over forty books for young people, including Bounced, What Blows Up in The Almost Epic Squad series, the picture book Friends for Real, illustrated by Ruth Ohi, and the coauthor of the non-fiction title It Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . : Canadian Feats, Facts and Flubs, with his son Will. A busy and popular presenter at schools across Canada, Ted also teaches writing at George Brown College in Toronto, and is a roots/blues musician in whatever time is left over. Visit him online at www.tedstauntonbooks.com.

 

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