The (very basic) Basics:
- Within the first couple of chapters, Sammy one-ups every scrape she's ever been in by becoming (accidentally, of course) a murderer.
- She witnesses Heather Acosta (that bitch!) steal a pile of 7th-grade Class Personality ballots.
- In a moment of weakness, she agrees to go out on a date with Casey.
I've said for ages that one of my favorite aspects of the Sammy Keyes series is that things in Sammy's life don't stay static. Unlike Nancy Drew, Sammy ages, her relationships with friends & family change and she deals with progressively more difficult and serious issues and so on. So I'm all for change and growth when it comes to Sammy.
But a few chapters into Sammy Keyes and the Dead Giveaway, I realized that I wasn't sure if I was ready for Sammy to become an angsty teenager. It was like in HP5 when Harry turned all brooding and surly. Yick. I was really worried.
A few chapters later, I realized that I need a new mantra: Trust in Wendelin Van Draanen, Trust in Wendelin Van Draanen, Trust in Wendelin Van Draanen... OOOOOOOhmmmmmmm.
Sammy's going to turn out fine.
The books are really amazing and yes I do like the fact that her relationships grow as does her age. I do in fact like the character Casey because it shoes that she is like any other a regular girl and not some crazy girl off to fight crime.Don't get me worng I love the crimes and mysteries but I also like the realistc scenerio. In the last book I was excited that Casey and Sammy were finally getting somewhere and the personality ballot mayhem added to the excitment. I really do love the series and hate that I have to WAIT for the next one.Actually I'm not sure when the nest one will be coming out if anyone finds out plese email me at [email protected] thank-you
Posted by: terhas | 21 July 2006 at 07:08 PM
can someone tell me how the book ends..i am suposed to do a book report on this book and i read really slow. i diddn't have enough time. will someone tell me what the mystery was and how it ended up...(what was the conclusion) i am going to read the book by myself anyways i just need those answers!
Posted by: Bianca Bakkar | 26 November 2007 at 05:52 PM
Wow, I love the Sammy Keyes series. Wendelan is a very talented author. Now, you have to understand; I'm almost 14, and all my friends laugh at me for reading these 'childish' books. These are not childish! Their great! And I like it because Sammy is my age, my grade, and besides the rousing mystery...there's regular teenage school stuff going on with boys and bratty girls. It's fun! This book was really great and I actually learned a thing or two. I checked this book out from my local library and got home around 2 something. I started reading the book right when I got home because I was eager...and you know what? I finished the entire book that same day. It was so good. And this was a Saturday! What 13 year old girl would spend their entire Saturday reading a book? Trust me, I would be the last one out of my friends to do that, but this book was so dang good! Now I'm off to the library to check out the next book to the series: Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things! :) I'm so sad that I'm almost done reading each book :(. Oh well, I gues I'll just have to wait and read some of the other books Wendelin wrote!
Posted by: namine | 09 June 2008 at 08:06 PM
Okay to the first person who responded, Casey is a boy and he goes out with Sammy Keyes to a school dance
Posted by: Livie | 05 July 2011 at 08:47 PM