Reviews of Mystery and Suspense Books for Kids, New This Week on Book Trends (130629)

Book Trends, a review site for young adult's and children's books, published several new book reviews this past week. We're presenting here a summary of those in the mystery/suspense/thriller category.

Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City by Wendelin Van Draanen. A Sammy Keyes Mystery. Lexile measure: 770L. Reviewed by a 6th grade student, who writes, "This book is for all audiences, but someone who is really in a problem and needs to figure some things out will especially appreciate the extremely intelligent information this book issues. Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City deserves five stars because it is full of action that will make you want to keep reading." (Read the full review of this middle grade mystery, here.)

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