num_pages: 163
description: Sammy Keyes must be a magnet for trouble... I mean it's bad enough that she has to live illegally in a seniors-only building with her grandmother while her mother tries to make it as a move star. And worse that she witnessed a burglary in progress--and that the theif saw her. And worse still that nosy neighbor Mrs. Graybill is onto her, and that the thief is after her. But on top of all that, she also manages to make an enemy of the queen of mean at her new school and get suspended on the first day.Welcome to the wild world of Sammy Keyes! Praise for the Sammy Keyes  “Sammy Keyes is feisty, fearless, and funny. A top-notch investigator!” — New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton “The sleuth delights from start to finish. Keep your binoculars trained on Sammy Keyes.” — Publishers Weekly “Sammy Keyes is the hottest sleuth to appear in children’s books since Nancy Drew.”— The Boston Globe
language: English
title: Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
titlecomplete: Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief (Sammy Keyes #1)
characters: Sammy Keyes
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Humor, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 6170
series: Sammy Keyes
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Juvenile
publisher: Yearling