(Paperback)

Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.

(Paperback)

When a frantic girl in the mall begs Sammy to watch her bag and then dashes off, Sammy realizes that the bag contains a baby. When the girl doesn't return, Sammy decides to go find her--and her search leads her into situations that are not covered in any softball play book.