Read Series: Sammy Keyes
by Author Wendelin Van Draanen
Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes (2003)
I think this one is my least favorite in the series. I felt Sammy was reckless and not a good role model for kids who follow Sammy Keyes books. It was actually very dangerous what Sammy did. I know I wouldn't have done it even as an adult. It also made me really angry that I wanted to throw ...
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy (2004)
Wendelin Van Draanen has really done it this time in Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy. This realistic fiction book is about two girls, Sammy and Marissa, who travel to Hollywood to find and meet Sammy's mother. When they arrive, and finally meet her, they don't get what they expect. Originally...
Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man (2003)
Sammy Keyes is a 7th grader. She lives illegally in her Gram's (grandma's) apartment at the highrise rest home. She has two friends: Dot and Marissa.She always has to put up with a snobby, red-headed (no offense I'm one myself), popular, girl named Heather Acosta. Hurtful Heather decides to pu...
Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary (2001)
A thrilling book about mystery. Kept me at the edge of my seat and never stop reading. Sammy and her friends are talking when a lady passes by and tells them a story about Moustache Mary. Her name is Lucinda Hartley. She is the great granddaughter of Mary. Lucinda asks help for the riddle that Ma...
Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things (2007)
"The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)" —Midwest Children's Book Review This is not the summer camping trip of Sammy's dreams. She imagined shady glades, meandering streams, a deer or two. What she gets are scrubby shrubs, blazing sun, rattlesnakes, ticks, ...
Sammy Keyes And the Dead Giveaway (2006)
I like this book because it talks about confession of themselves and teaches us a lesson of lying. For example Sammy lies about killing the bird Tango and was hiding in the closet. Another example of lying is when she got images of birds telling her she did a wrong thing(p.93).You would like this...
Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy (1999)
I remembered reading these books when I was little and after days of exam studying stumbled across one that I hadn't read in the library. I picked it up figuring that it would be good for my exam fried brain to read something a little lighter then usual.Well, first of all I'd just like to say tha...
Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception (2003)
I really like the Sammy Keyes books. They are fun reading, and Sammy always is able to solve the mystery before anyone else, even though she's only 12 years old.Sammy doesn't know who her dad is and her mom decided she wanted to be a famous actress and abandoned Sammy. Sammy lives with her gran...
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief (1999)
5 STARS It's been a while since I read a mystery series.I am surprised I actually enjoyed this book. I read another series by this author and I loved her writing style and her books. My older sister told me to read this series because it's soooo good. I declined. I refuse to read anything that my...
Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf (2000)
My favorite Sammy Keyes book yet. While Sammy cannot be described as a truly "dynamic" character in the strictest sense--she needs to remain largely consistent through the series, after all--she does go through her moments of reflection and growth as she moves through each book. Book number 4, '...
Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen (2006)
Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen was a great book because this book has a lot of twists and turns in this story which you would not expect at all, and the characters were described very well, their appearance and their actions. " A super-sized batty-eyed Barbie... She's middle aged, with su...
Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City (2013)
LYDIA I KNOW YOU WILL PROBABLY CLICK ON THIS EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS THERE ARE SPOILERS, BUT REALLY - DO. NOT. KEEP. READING. 6 trillion billion million stars: Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod!!! Finally, after 15 books, I found out who Sammy's dad was. I don't even know how to react to this news! AAAAHHH...
Sammy Keyes and the Wedding Crasher (2000)
I love Sammy Keyes, and this was a great one! All of the usual crew are involved, and this time Officer Borsch is getting married! When Sammy's mother, Lady Lana, shows up, will it help Sammy or make the situation worse? If you love Sammy Keyes and her crazy adventures, this is a must read. You d...
Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash (2008)
I really like this series. Teen mysteries have always been around, but often with mysteries which are just too difficult to believe. These are not about spies or elaborate murder mysteries, just simple, low-key crimes that a teen might stumble across. Well, maybe not so simple in this case, with ...
Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash with 6 CDs (2009)
Very inventive plot and characters help you really get into this book. The main character is a teen girl who lives secretly with her grandmother in an apartment building for the elderly. She sneaks in and out and one time, in doing so, finds a man dying who hands her three wads of cash. He tells ...