description: A story about the tough and frightening world of New York's homeless seen through the eyes of Clay, an 11-year-old boy abandoned by his mother. the author won the American Book Award for "A Place Apart" and the Newberry Medal for "The Slave Dancer".
language: English
title: Monkey Island
titlecomplete: Monkey Island
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Fiction, Survival
ratings_count: 364
publisher: Orchard Books