| Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Contributor(s): Van Draanen, Wendelin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679892648 ISBN-13: 9780679892649 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: Sammy Keyes is perusing the neighborhood through binoculars when she spots something fishy at the Heavenly Hotel. She's sure she's just seen a robbery, now she just has to prove it. Now in Knopf Paperback, is the first book in the exciting new series of middle-grade mysteries starring the smart and spunky seventh-grade ace detective. "This girl sleuth is no well-mannered Nancy Drew. She's hot-tempered, nosy and not always obedient. In short, she's someone I want to read about again. A winning debut!" (Margaret Maron, author of The Bootlegger's Daughter and One Coffee With). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97040776 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Sammy Keyes (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.24" W x 7.64" (0.28 lbs) 192 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 28507 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 theif 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 |