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Monkey Town
- The Summer of the Scopes Trial
- Narrated by: Ashley Albert
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
School is out in the summer of 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. For Frances Robinson, a 15-year-old daydreamer with a crush on her teacher, John T. Scopes, summer vacation promises tennis and Coca-Colas from her father's drug store. But when Frances' father, the school board chairman, has Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, the sleepiest place on earth becomes a hotbed for famous thinkers, including H.L. Mencken, Clarence Darrow, and William Jennings Bryan.
Overnight, the world is flocking to Dayton to decide important questions: Are people really descended from monkeys? Does the theory of evolution have a place in biology class? As Frances sees the man she loves crumbling beside her, she begins to question her town, her neighbors, and the father she has always trusted.
What the critics say
"Kidd's personal relationship with account witnesses and his talent for storytelling create a unique and heartfelt story...An excellent read and a wonderful piece of literature." (School Library Journal)
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- Rich Kolivoski
- 2019-01-29
loved this book!
Found this to be totally engaging. Time flew by. Felt I was there in Dayton!
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- bryan harris
- 2020-09-23
Monkey scopes
Ok- even being a young adult novel- nice overview of a historical event from the eyes of a young girl living in out of the way Dayton Tn
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