Posts tagged with sammy-keyes-and-the-wild-things
May 22
2007
Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things, by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Wendelin Van Draanen’s Sammy Keyes series is one of our favorites. It’s smart, straightforward, and it hasn’t put itself under pressure by announcing a finite number of installments, so plot lines develop at a natural pace. Van Draanen's eponymous heroine is a genuinely likable character, and her adventures consist of a nicely judged blend of mystery, romance, and hair-raising adventure...