At age 13, best friends Ronnie and Joey suddenly feel like chimps–long armed, big eared, and gangly–and when the coach humiliates Joey in front of a girl, he climbs up a tree and refuses to come down. Gary Soto tells a touching story about friendship, understanding and the painful insecurities of being 13.
- ISBN: 9780152060220
- Author: Soto, Gary
- Published: 2007 , Harcourt Children's Books
- Themes: Coming of age, Friendship, puberty
- Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic Fiction, United States
- No. of pages: 160