{"product_id":"sammy-keyes-and-the-night-of-skulls-9780375854576","title":"Sammy Keyes and the Night of Skulls","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\u003eAfter being chased by a man wielding a shovel, scared silly by a mummy, and attacked by Heather Acosta, Sammy and her pals decide they've had their fill of monsters and head home to eat some candy. But along with bubble gum and chocolate bars, they discover something frightening in their trick-or-treating bags. Something that's definitely not sweet! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore they know it, Sammy and her friends are following suspicious gravediggers, ghoulish embalmers, and shady undertakers. And somebody is following \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e . . . \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":"Rh Childrens Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749263737106,"sku":"9780375854576","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3943d765-c0af-4bd0-8f2e-e237d10f5268.jpg?v=1764074125","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sammy-keyes-and-the-night-of-skulls-9780375854576","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}