Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes

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"The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)" Midwest Children's Book Review

Sammy's softball team is in contention for the Junior Slugger's Cup, and all she wants to do is hunker down behind the home plate and catch strikes. But Heather Acosta brings new meaning to the term "foul ball" as she schemes to get Sammy kicked off the team.

Then Sammy is thrown a wild pitch by a frantic girl at the mall. The girl asks Sammy to watch her bag and dashes off before Sammy discovers that the bag she's left holding contains a baby! When the girl doesn't return, Sammy decides to go find her. A heart-pounding search ensues, and leads to some situations that are definitely not covered in the softball playbook.

The Sammy Keyes mysteries are fast-paced, funny, thoroughly modern, and true whodunits. Each mystery is exciting and dramatic, but it's the drama in Sammy's personal life that keeps readers coming back to see what happens next with her love interest Casey, her soap-star mother, and her mysterious father.

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Praise for the Sammy Keyes series:

Van Draanen offers such an explosive combination of high-stakes sleuthing, hilarity, and breathlessly paced action that its impossible to turn the pages fast enough. Kirkus Reviews

Theres no stopping Sammy.Publishers Weekly

An intelligent, gutsy, flawed, and utterly likable heroine.Booklist

"Move over, Nancy Drewa new sleuth is on the scene.Girls Life

"Think a combination of Carl HiaasensFlushand Janet Evanovichs Stephanie Plum books and youll 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 doesnt find mysteries to solvethey find her. Arizona Republic

Humor, romance and adventure; this story is an absolute blast.Chicago Tribune

If you havent met Sammy Keyes yet, now is the time. Childrens Literature

Author Bio

WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN was a classroom teacher for many years before becoming a full-time writer. The books in the Sammy Keyes mystery series have been embraced by critics and readers alike, withSammy Keyes and the Hotel Thiefreceiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best childrens mystery. Wendelin is also the author of many award-winning novels, includingFlipped,The Running Dream,Runaway, Confessions of a Serial Kisser,Swear to Howdy,The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones, and Wild Bird.You can find her online at WendelinVanDraanen.com and @WendelinVanD, and you can follow Sammy Keyes on Facebook.