Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy by Wendelin Van Draanen

'A high-quality, high-amp mystery series.' - The Horn Book 'This funny, clever series is NOT for kids only. '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

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 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. or the prime suspect? The Sammy Keyes mysteries are fast-paced, funny, thoroughly modern, and true whodunits. So when one of Lana's competitors for the big role is found dead in the room next door, Sammy can't help wondering: Is her mother the next likely victim. Lana's phony persona is crumbling just as she is being considered for the part of a lifetime. Sammy hops a bus to Hollywood and finds her mother in deeper trouble than she imagined. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)' -Midwest Children's Book Revie w When Sammy finds out that her mother has changed her name, dyed her hair, and shaved ten years off her age, she knows it's time for Lady Lana to get reacquainted with reality. including her own mom.īook Synopsis 'The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. So when a woman is killed in the room next door, Sammy's hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't have a motive. About the Book Sammy's mom ran off to Hollywood nearly a year ago to get 'discovered.' But when Sammy discovers that her mom has changed her name, dyed her hair, and told everyone she's only 25, she decides Lana needs a little reality check.

Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy by Wendelin Van Draanen