Why hadn't my dad called me back? It couldn't be that he didn't want to talk to me, that he just didn't care. He was the Monkey Man and I was his Sammy Bear. He had to call me back. For thirteen year old Samanth, life consists of too many unanswered questions. Why has her father not tried to contact her all these years? How could he have allowed her twin sister to drown in the old Clearwater quarry when they were only three? And how can Samantha's 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 was presumed drowned. Samantha uncovers painful secrets that threaten to destroy the family all over again. Readers will be drawn into Dori Butler's sensitive and suspenseful story of one family's crisis unwittingly brought on by an adolescent girl's search for the truth.

Do You Know the Monkey Man? by Dori Hillestad Butler (2006-08-01)

Children's Books

Butler, Dori Hillestad

Literature & Fiction

scholastic

A brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! When ghost boy Kaz’s haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town library with her parents and her grandmother. Claire has a special ability to see ghosts when other humans cannot and she and Kaz quickly form a friendship. The two join forces to solve the mystery of the ghost that’s haunting the library. Could it be one of Kaz’s lost family members?

The Haunted Library #1

Grosset&Dunlap

The Ghost in the Attic #2 (The Haunted Library)

A brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! After successfully solving the mystery of the ghost in the library, Kaz and Claire land the first case for their detective agency—a haunted attic in a neighbor’s home! With a little help from Grannie, Kaz and Claire discover that what appeared to be something spooky has a much simpler explanation.

Kaz and Claire’s new detective agency is a success! Their latest case, though, is proving to be the hardest yet. When Claire’s classmate says he saw a ghost backstage while rehearsing the school play, Kaz goes to school with Claire to investigate. From the description the boy gave, Kaz is sure it’s his mom—but where has she gone? Kaz and Claire search everywhere and find no trace of her, but the mysterious ghostly activities are still happening…

The Ghost Backstage #3 (The Haunted Library)

Reference

Kaz and Claire are back for a timely mystery in this adorable series by Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! Kaz and Claire are called in for another ghostly mystery, and this ghost is always right on time. When Claire's friend tells the young detectives about his five o'clock ghost, Kaz wonders if it could be his own missing brother, Little John. Kaz and Claire search the house up and down, but they can't find any trace of Little John--or any other ghost. Yet when five o'clock comes along, the strange occurrences come back again...

The Five O'Clock Ghost #4 (The Haunted Library)

Kaz and Claire are back for a timely mystery in this adorable series by Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler!Kaz and Claire are called in for another ghostly mystery, and this ghost is always right on time. When Claire's friend tells the young detectives about his five o'clock ghost, Kaz wonders if it could be his own missing brother, Little John. Kaz and Claire search the house up and down, but they can't find any trace of Little John--or any other ghost. Yet when five o'clock comes along, the strange occurrences come back again... 

Now that Kaz can finally pass through walls without feeling all “skizzy,” he can go explore Beckett’s secret room at the back of the library. What he finds there is a mystery he never expected!

The Secret Room #5 (The Haunted Library)

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Do You Know the Monkey Man? by Dori Hillestad Butler (2006-08-01)

The Haunted Library #1

The Haunted Library #1

The Ghost in the Attic #2 (The Haunted Library)

The Ghost in the Attic #2 (The Haunted Library)

The Ghost Backstage #3 (The Haunted Library)

The Ghost Backstage #3 (The Haunted Library)

The Five O'Clock Ghost #4 (The Haunted Library)

The Five O'Clock Ghost #4 (The Haunted Library)

The Secret Room #5 (The Haunted Library)