The Monkey's Secret by Gennifer Choldenko
A segregated town, a hidden boy, a courageous girl - and a mystery in desperate need of solving. San Francisco, 1900. He says he's Jing's son - although Lizzie's never heard of him - and although he's escaped the quarantine, he can't risk leaving the house in case he gets rounded-up too.This engrossing mystery perfectly balances heart and intrigue, proving once again Choldenko's talent for packaging history within a story that kids are bound to love-- Julia Smith * Booklist *
Choldenko's latest features a fast-paced plot that will appeal to lovers of both mystery and historical fiction * School Library Journal Reviews *
This book is a masterpiece ... wonderfully told and deserves praise galore. * The Guardian (Praise for AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS) *
[T]he book is hard to put down. You have been warned! -- Rudolf Loewenstein * School Library Association *
Gennifer Choldenko was born in Santa Monica, California, and was the youngest of four kids, all of whom had big mouths. The only sibling who did not have the trademark Johnson big mouth was Gennifer's sister, Gina, who had Autism. Her parents worked very hard to try to figure out how to help Gina, but, as Gennifer puts it: "being the parent of a child with severe Autism is like riding a unicycle in an earthquake."
Since she was the youngest, Gennifer spent a lot of time by herself making up words, stories, songs, and jokes, none of which made a lot of sense. After graduating from Brandeis University with a degree in English, she went to work in advertising, but stopped after realising that all of her work was beginning to sound like the that of a big mouth twelve-year-old... At which point she went to Art School, but instead of getting her portfolio together, she wrote her first novel (she does her best work when she's supposed to be doing something else). Follow Gennifer at www.choldenko.com or on Twitter: @choldenko
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781471403521 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471403521 |
| Title | The Monkey's Secret |
| Author | Gennifer Choldenko |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hot Key Books |
| Year published | 2015-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |