{"product_id":"sammy-keyes-and-the-hollywood-mummy-9780440418665","title":"Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Midwest Children's Book Revie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ew\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Sammy Keyes mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWENDELIN VAN DRAANEN was a classroom teacher for many years before becoming a full-time writer. The books in the Sammy Keyes mystery series have been embraced by critics and readers alike, with \u003ci\u003eSammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief\u003c\/i\u003e receiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best children's mystery. Wendelin is also the author of many award-winning novels, including \u003ci\u003eFlipped, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Running Dream, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRunaway, Confessions of a Serial Kisser, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSwear to Howdy, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Lincoln Jones, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWild Bird.\u003c\/i\u003e You can find her online at WendelinVanDraanen.com and @WendelinVanD, and you can follow Sammy Keyes on Facebook.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912498352402,"sku":"9780440418665","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a7e6a961-1180-40c5-b52d-2a640925736c.jpg?v=1738772366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sammy-keyes-and-the-hollywood-mummy-9780440418665","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}