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Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief - by Wendelin Van Draanen (Paperback)

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief - by  Wendelin Van Draanen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>While scanning the neighborhood with binoculars, Sammy spots something strange at the Heavenly Hotel. A man in one room is wearing gloves and rummaging through a purse.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Sammy Keyes must be a magnet for trouble...</b><br> <b> </b><br>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 theif saw her. And worse still that nosy neighbor Mrs. Graybill is onto her, and that the thief is <i>after</i> 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. <p/>Welcome to the wild world of Sammy Keyes! <p/> Praise for the Sammy Keyes series: <p/> "Sammy Keyes is feisty, fearless, and funny. A top-notch investigator!" --<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Sue Grafton <p/> "The sleuth delights from start to finish. Keep your binoculars trained on Sammy Keyes." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"Sammy Keyes is the hottest sleuth to appear in children's books since Nancy Drew."--<i>The Boston Globe</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Praise for the Sammy Keyes series: <p/>"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." --<i>Kirkus Reviews <br></i><br>"There's no stopping Sammy."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"An intelligent, gutsy, flawed, and utterly likable heroine."--<i>Booklist</i> <p/>Move over, Nancy Drew--a new sleuth is on the scene."--<i>Girls' Life</i> <p/>Think a combination of Carl Hiaasen's <i>Flush</i> and Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books and you'll be right on target." --<i>School Library Journal<br></i><br>"A high-quality, high-amp mystery series." --<i>The Horn Book</i> <p/> "This funny, clever series is NOT for kids only. I challenge the most seasoned mystery reader to guess 'who done it.'" --<i>Cozies, Capers, and Crimes</i> <p/> "Sammy Keyes comes armed with attitude." --<i>Orlando Sentinel</i> <p/>"Sammy doesn't find mysteries to solve--they find her." --<i>Arizona Republic</i> <p/>"Humor, romance and adventure; this story is an absolute blast." <i>--Chicago Tribune</i> <p/> "If you haven't met Sammy Keyes yet, now is the time." --<i>Children's Literature</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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 <i>Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief</i> receiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best children's mystery. Wendelin is also the author of many award-winning novels, including <i>Flipped, </i> <i>The Running Dream, </i> <i>Runaway, Confessions of a Serial Kisser, </i> <i>Swear to Howdy, </i> <i>The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones, </i>and <i>Wild Bird.</i> You can find her online at WendelinVanDraanen.com and @WendelinVanD, and you can follow Sammy Keyes on Facebook.

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