Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–12 · 2001 · Est. 7 hour read

Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy

Written by Wendelin Van Draanen

Book #6 in the Sammy Keyes series

A teen detective uncovers danger and deception in Hollywood. Is her mother a victim or a suspect?

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256 pages· 62,579 words· Est. 7 hour read
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Sammy Keyes, a sharp-witted teen detective, discovers her mother has reinvented herself in Hollywood. As her mom's glamorous facade crumbles, a rival actress is found dead next door. Sammy must unravel the mystery: is her mother a target or a suspect? With her mom's career and safety on the line, Sammy dives into a world of secrets and lies, where every clue could change everything. Can she solve the case before it's too late?

From the publisher

The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!) –Midwest Children’s Book Review 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. Sammy hops a bus to Hollywood and finds her mother in deeper trouble than she imagined. Lana’s phony persona is crumbling just as she is being considered for the part of a lifetime. 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 . . . or the prime suspect? 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.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
256
Words
62,579
Reading age
10–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
750L
Themes & topics
Books about actingBooks about familyBooks about parentsBooks about CaliforniaBooks about mother-daughter relationships
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.9
F&P level
~R
AR points
9
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
48079
Publication
Published
May 28, 2002
First published
February 13, 2001
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780440418665

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