Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
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.
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
