| Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes Contributor(s): Van Draanen, Wendelin (Author) |
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ISBN: 044041900X ISBN-13: 9780440419006 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Sammy's softball team is in contention for the Junior Slugger's Cup, and all she wants to do is hunker down behind home plate and catch strikes. But Heather Acosta brings new meaning to the term "foul ball" as she schemes to get Sammy kicked off the team. And Sammy is thrown a wild pitch by a frantic girl in the mall. She begs Sammy to watch something for her and then dashes off before Sammy realizes that the bag she's left holding contains a baby! Now there are some pitches that you shouldn't even try to catch, but Sammy's a take-it-in-the-chest-protector kind of player. So when the girl doesn't return for her baby, Sammy decides to go find her. And her search leads her into situations that are just not covered in a softball playbook. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003269467 |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Series: Sammy Keyes (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.06" W x 7.8" (0.47 lbs) 277 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 61273 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew ) --Midwest Children's Book Review Sammy's softball team is in contention for the Junior Slugger's Cup, and all she wants to do is hunker down behind the home plate and catch strikes. But Heather Acosta brings new meaning to the term foul ball as she schemes to get Sammy kicked off the team. Then Sammy is thrown a wild pitch by a frantic girl at the mall. The girl asks Sammy to watch her bag and dashes off before Sammy discovers that the bag she's left holding contains a baby When the girl doesn't return, Sammy decides to go find her. A heart-pounding search ensues, and leads to some situations that are definitely not covered in the softball playbook. 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. |