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Highlights
- "The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit.
- 10 Years
- 7.5" x 5.1" Paperback
- 336 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Series Name: Sammy Keyes
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About the Book
In her newest adventure, junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery. Sammy must figure out how three missing people, two human skulls, and one ghoulish embalmer add up before she winds up six feet under herself!Book Synopsis
"The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)" --Midwest Children's Book Review After being chased by a man wielding a shovel, scared silly by a mummy, and attacked by Heather Acosta, Sammy and her pals decide they've had their fill of monsters and head home to eat some candy. But along with bubble gum and chocolate bars, they discover something frightening in their trick-or-treating bags. Something that's definitely not sweet! Before they know it, Sammy and her friends are following suspicious gravediggers, ghoulish embalmers, and shady undertakers. And somebody is following them . . . The Sammy Keyes mysteries are fast-paced, funny, thoroughly modern, and true whodunits. Each mystery is exciting and dramatic, but it's the drama in Sammy's personal life that keeps readers coming back to see what happens next with her love interest Casey, her soap-star mother, and her mysterious father.Review Quotes
Praise for the Sammy Keyes series: "Van Draanen offers such an explosive combination of high-stakes sleuthing, hilarity, and breathlessly paced action that it's impossible to turn the pages fast enough." --Kirkus Reviews
"There's no stopping Sammy."--Publishers Weekly "An intelligent, gutsy, flawed, and utterly likable heroine."--Booklist "Move over, Nancy Drew--a new sleuth is on the scene."--Girls' Life "Think a combination of Carl Hiaasen's Flush and Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books and you'll be right on target." --School Library Journal
"A high-quality, high-amp mystery series." --The Horn Book "This funny, clever series is NOT for kids only. I challenge the most seasoned mystery reader to guess 'who done it.'" --Cozies, Capers, and Crimes "Sammy Keyes comes armed with attitude." --Orlando Sentinel "Sammy doesn't find mysteries to solve--they find her." --Arizona Republic "Humor, romance and adventure; this story is an absolute blast." --Chicago Tribune "If you haven't met Sammy Keyes yet, now is the time." --Children's Literature
About the Author
WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN was a classroom teacher for many years before becoming a full-time writer. The books in the Sammy Keyes mystery series have been embraced by critics and readers alike, with Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief receiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best children's mystery. Wendelin is also the author of many award-winning novels, including Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Confessions of a Serial Kisser, Swear to Howdy, The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones, and Wild Bird. You can find her online at WendelinVanDraanen.com and @WendelinVanD, and you can follow Sammy Keyes on Facebook.Dimensions (Overall): 7.5 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 10 Years
Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Mysteries & Detective Stories
Series Title: Sammy Keyes
Publisher: Yearling Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Wendelin Van Draanen
Language: English
Street Date: June 12, 2012
TCIN: 1002211913
UPC: 9780375854576
Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-9447
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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