Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Sammy's perusing the neighborhood with some high-powered binoculars when she spots something strange across the street at the Heavenly Hotel. A man with his hand in a pocketbook. And he's wearing gloves. Sammy's adjusting the focus while the man's stuffing a wad of cash into his pocket and looking furtively around the room. Then he looks out the window straight at Sammy. So what does she do? She waves.

Sammy's supposed to he keeping a low profile if anyone finds out that she lives with her Grandmother in government-assisted housing for the elderly they'll be evicted but now she finds herself chatting with the police on a regular basis, trying to find the thief before he finds her, trying to explain to her grandmother how she managed to get suspended on the first day of school, and trying to prove to the vice principal that she didn't really break Heather Acosta's nose. Maybe the second week of school will be better.

Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man
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What does Frankenstein have that a skeleton wants?

Sounds like a bad Halloween joke. But Sammy Keyes isn't laughing. She's the one who collided with the skeleton while he was making his getaway. And she's the one who discovered Frankenstein tied to a chair with his head twisted around. Someone's taken "trick or treat" way too far.

Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy
by Wendelin Van Draanen
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The third book in the exciting mystery series starring seventh-grade ace detective Sammy Keyes. Sammy is working off some junior high detention time at St. Mary's when Father Mayhew discovers his ivory cross has been stolen! Sammy becomes the prime suspect and must use all her sleuthing talents to find the real thief. But when three singing missionaries, two jealous nuns, and one bumbling Brother get mixed up in the mystery, it's not so easy to tell the saints from the sinners.

Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf
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It's Christmastime in Sammy's hometown of Santa Martina, but some people are being very, very naughty. Pranksters dressed as wise men sabotage the Christmas Parade. In the ensuing chaos, some thugs dognap a prize Pomeranian. Then the Pom's owner blackmails Sammy into finding the dog so she won't have to pay the ransom. Sammy doesn't have to check her list twice to know that these people belong in the naughty column!

But in the course of her search for the doggone dog, Sammy also comes across some characters who are harder to figure: a runaway elf, an embittered old biddy, a puffed-up policeman, and a sneaky Secret Santa. Still, someone's got that dog and whoever it is had better watch out--'cause Sammy Keyes is nosing around...and she's willing to be pretty naughty herself to make sure the bad guys pay.

Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary
by Wendelin Van Draanen
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What's supposed to be a quiet weekend in the country turns into a crossroads adventure when Sammy and her friends meet Lucinda Huntley walking her 200-pound pig down the middle of the road. She tells them a true tale of the Wild West, a story of tough times, wagon trains, her great-grandma Moustache Mary, and a century-old family feud.

But this feud is hardly ancient history. Past and present collide -- and combust! -- when Mary's pioneer cabin burns to the ground. Sammy thinks the cause of the fire may be a hundred years old, but still, the gas can she finds near the scene of the crime is shiny and new...

Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy
by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Sammy knows her mom has lost touch with reality. There's been plenty of evidence. She dumped Sammy with Grams so she could go to Hollywood and become a star. She is thrilled to be GasAway's new spokesmodel. And she thought Sammy would actually like a pink angora sweater. Fuzzy! Pink! Unbelievable.

So Sammy hops a bus to Hollywood and finds her mom in deeper trouble than she ever imagined. Lana's fragile, phony persona is crumbling just as she is being considered for the part of a lifetime. And when one of her competitors for the big part is found dead in the room next door, Sammy can't help wondering: is her mom the next likely victim...or the prime suspect?