Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy

Written by Wendelin Van Draanen

Book #3 in the Sammy Keyes series

A missing cross, a stolen mitt, and a prime suspect. Can Sammy clear her name?

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210 pages· 54,585 words· Est. 6 hour read· 850L

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Bookroo's summary

Sammy Keyes finds herself in hot water when a valuable cross disappears from St. Mary's, and she's the main suspect. As she juggles clearing her name and retrieving her stolen catcher's mitt before the softball play-offs, Sammy encounters nuns in feather boas, a homeless girl, and a carrot-chomping dog. With a safe to crack and her reputation on the line, can Sammy solve the mystery and reclaim her mitt? Dive into a whirlwind week of sleuthing and surprises with Sammy Keyes.

From the publisher

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the saints from the sinners… Sammy was supposed to be in church to get out of trouble, not into more. But while she’s at St. Mary’s working off some school detention time, a valuable cross goes missing and Sammy becomes the prime suspect. She knows she’s innocent, and also what it feels like to lose something important. Her treasured catcher’s mitt has been stolen–heartless Heather must have taken it to throw Sammy off her game in the upcoming softball play-offs. Trouble is, it’s working. Sammy needs that glove back. Throw in nuns in feather boas, a homeless girl in high-tops, a carrot-chomping dog, and a safe that needs cracking, and you’ve got just another week in the life of Sammy Keyes. Praise for the Sammy Keyes series: “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

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