Twelve-year-old Steve Janson is sent to Costa Rica for eight months to live with his uncle, who is setting up a nature preserve. Steve befriends rain forest native Don Luis and hatches a dangerous scheme to capture a pet monkey for himself.
An Amazon reviewer wrote: "The Monkey Thief introduces tween and young teenage readers to the jungles of Costa Rica, where a young boy is obsessed with capturing and taming a monkey. As is true in all of Aileen Kilgore Henderson's novels for middle-grade children, this novel provides a strong plot, accurate cultural information, and good character-building problem solving by the main character. Environmental protection is also at the forefront in this story. A lovely novel for young readers."
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