Monkey and Me

Nine-year-old Beanie is coping with more than most kids his age, including treatment for leukaemia. But Beanie's not bothered about that, he just wants to be part of his big brother's gang of friends. To show he's got what it takes, Beanie braves a scary deserted house where he finds a young chimpanzee. But where did Malcolm the chimp come from, how does he know sign language, and who are the sinister men pursuing him?

MONKEY & ME is a heart-warming story packed with courage and humour. David Gilman is the popular author of the MAX GORDON: DANGER ZONE series of eco-adventures. He is also an award-winning screenwriter and has written for successful long-running series like Dalziel and Pascoe and A Touch of Frost. Before becoming a writer, David was a fire-fighter, a photographer and a soldier in the parachute regiment's Reconnaissance Platoon. Follow David at www.davidgilman.com or on Twitter: @davidgilmanuk. One brave boy, one escaped chimpanzee, one adventure of a lifetime . . . Classic adventure tale with heart-warming family episodes, reminiscent of ET Unique narrative voice, full of guts and humour Will appeal to fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce Charity Beanie hat day Adopt a monkey competitions run through social media channels