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Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

By Wendelin Van Draanen

By Wendelin Van Draanen

By Wendelin Van Draanen

By Wendelin Van Draanen

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Paperback $8.99

Aug 18, 1998 | ISBN 9780679892649 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $6.99

Sep 09, 2003 | ISBN 9780375890444 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

    Sammy Keyes must be a magnet for trouble…

    I mean it’s bad enough that she has to live illegally in a seniors-only building with her grandmother while her mother tries to make it as a move star. And worse that she witnessed a burglary in progress–and that the thief saw her. And worse still that nosy neighbor Mrs. Graybill is onto her, and that the thief is after her. But on top of all that, she also manages to make an enemy of the queen of mean at her new school and get suspended on the first day.

    Welcome to the wild world of Sammy Keyes!
     
    Praise for the Sammy Keyes series:
     
    “Sammy Keyes is feisty, fearless, and funny. A top-notch investigator!” —New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton
     
    “The sleuth delights from start to finish. Keep your binoculars trained on Sammy Keyes.” —Publishers Weekly
     
    “Sammy Keyes is the hottest sleuth to appear in children’s books since Nancy Drew.”—The Boston Globe

    About Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

    “The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)” —Midwest Children’s Book Review

    What Sammy should have done was put the binoculars down and call 911. What she does instead is tighten up the focus on her right eye to get a better look. There’s something very familiar about this thief.

    But when Sammy eventually spills her story to Officer Borsch, he doesn’t believe her. He treats her like some snot-nosed little kid. Well, Sammy’s not going to stand for that. She’s a snot-nosed seventh grader now, and she knows what she saw. And somehow she’s going to prove it.

    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.

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    About Wendelin Van Draanen

    Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Wild Bird, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,… More about Wendelin Van Draanen

    About Wendelin Van Draanen

    Wendelin Van Draanen spent many years as a classroom teacher and is now a full-time writer. She is the author of many award-winning books, including the Sammy Keyes mysteries, Flipped, The Running Dream, Runaway, Wild Bird, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,… More about Wendelin Van Draanen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Aug 18, 1998 | 192 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780679892649

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Yearling
    Sep 09, 2003 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780375890444

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    Praise

    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

    Awards

    Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel WINNER 1999

    Massachusetts Children’s Book Master List WINNER 2000

    Arizona Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2001

    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2002

    Arizona Young Readers Master List SELECTION 2001

    Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year SELECTION 2003

    Connecticut Nutmeg Children’s Book Master List SELECTION 2001

    Florida Sunshine State Book Master List SELECTION 2001

    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Master List SELECTION 2002

    Indiana Young Hoosier Master List SELECTION 2002

    Maryland Children’s Book Award SELECTION 2000

    New Jersey Garden State Children’s Book Master List SELECTION 2000

    Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award SELECTION 2001

    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Master List SELECTION 2001

    Utah Children’s Book Award SELECTION 2000

    Virginia Young Readers Program Master List SELECTION 2000

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