Sammy Keyes And The Hotel Thief

Title: Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
ISBN: 0-439-06505-4
Author: Wendelin Van Draanen

This book starts out by Sammy, a seventh grader, looking through a pair of binoculars when her grandma strictly forbids her. She sees a thief stealing a wallet from the hotel room across the street, and the thief sees her spying on him. She could of called the police, but she thought no one would believe her so began to solve the case herself with the help of her best friend, Melissa.
They both search for clues and sneak into the Heavenly Hotel, the scene of the crime even though they were forbidden to do so. Does Sammy catch the thief? or does she lets him go by not solving the case? Find out by reading this novel!

I think this book was very interesting how it began and it made me have the same sympathy for Sammy because in the novel she comes out as a seventh grader like me! My opinion is that it is a good book for all junior readers to read.

This book goes under Mystery because:
* The main character tries to solve a mystery
* Searches for clues while solving the mystery
* Involves a crime

Work Cited:
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1998

HeeJung Kim