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Monkey Island by Paula Fox is a crazy homeless settlement. The main character, eleven-year-old Clay Garrity ends up there because his parents have fallen victim to a series of unfortunate business dealings. Then, Clay’s mother mysteriously disappears. Clay then embarks on many adventures through this wild and crazy settlement. A wonderfully half-mad, sometimes drunk, philosopher named Calvin together with a young black adult, Buddy, help Clay survive on Monkey Island while he searches for his missing mother.

Monkey Island is an American Library Association notable book.