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Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy by Wendelin Van Draanen
The Sammy Keyes Series
Random House (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-440-41866-6 (0440418666)
ISBN-13: 978-0-440-41866-5 (9780440418665)
Publication Date: May 2002
List Price: $6.50
Review written by Asheena, Age 12, Grade 6. Date of review: February 2009.
Review: Wendelin Van Draanen has used her amazing sense of mystery to come out with the sixth installment of the already mesmerizing and amazing series. This book also has an unusual freaky twist that none of her other books have so far which makes it unique and even more fun to read.
Though Marisa was somewhat against it, Sammy and her run off to Hollywood! No one knows that they are gone, not Hudson, her 72-year old friend, and not even her own Grandmother! Sammy and Marisa (and Marisa’s entire luggage which is frankly a lot) race to get on the train to Hollywood. When they finally arrive they end up on the “bad side” of Hollywood. They get in a taxi and rush to the studio her mom is living in with all these other actors. Her mom’s boss can’t know that Sammy’s mom is married otherwise she’ll get fired. Sammy starts to notice her mom’s boss act all strange around her mom … the studio is surrounded with Egyptian-style artifact and one artifact that might scare someone to death if they saw it. Sammy wants to know why whenever her mom’s boss Max is around her mom he acts as if he is in love with her mom. Sammy feels very uncomfortable when she sees this and knows there is much more behind Max’s affection. Sammy uses her wits and with the help of her friend they set out to solve the mystery. Sammy starts thinking that wherever she goes a mystery creeps up behind her.
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy was acceptable, but in some places it was difficult to understand and the over-all plot wasn’t very easy to understand and some parts I had to re-read because it was difficult to tell who was talking at certain times. The overall book was okay, but the plot was exciting. The book was a nice variation to her series and is definitely a pleasing book to a mystery lover. The book is also very suspenseful which is a good feature to any book but in this book it made it impossible to finish fast enough.
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy was a so and so book but it was still quite fun to read.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a very good book for anybody to read. You are drawn into the story and want to know what happens next.Can`t stop reading because it is so good!
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