How I Survived Being a Girl

By Wendelin Van Draanen

The Running Dream

By Wendelin Van Draanen

Sammy Keyes and the Kiss Goodbye

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The final mystery starring Sammy Keyes: “the most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)” —Midwest Children’s Book Review   Sammy doesn’t go looking for trouble, but sh...

Sammy Keyes and the Killer Cruise

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"The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)" —Midwest Children's Book ReviewSammy knew that getting to know her new rockstar dad on a cruise would be a little unco...

Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man

By Wendelin Van Draanen

This Halloween is more than just tricks and treats--it's deadly serious.  It was supposed to be a simple ding-dong ditch. A dare to give them bragging rights. But as Sammy and her friends sneak up...

Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy

By Wendelin Van Draanen

Sometimes it's hard to tell the saints from the sinners...Sammy was supposed to be in church to get out of trouble, not into more. But while she's at St. Mary's working off some school detention ti...

Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf

By Wendelin Van Draanen

"The most winning junior detective ever in teen lit. (Take that, Nancy Drew!)" —Midwest Children's Book ReviewThe Christmas parade gets furry in a hurry when three pranksters dressed as wise men to...

Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary

By Wendelin Van Draanen

While celebrating the New Year with a friend, Sammy encounters a mystery involving an elderly neighbor, a pioneer cabin, and a century-old family feud.

Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy

By Wendelin Van Draanen

A Hollywood actress, who had been competing with Sammy's mother for an important role, is murdered, but thirteen-year-old Sammy and her friend Marissa are on the case.

Flipped

By Wendelin Van Draanen

The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. She says: “My Bryce. Still walking around with my f...