Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man (4 CD Set) (Sammy Keyes (Audio))

ISBN 10: 0874998832 ISBN 13: 9780874998832

Publisher: Live Oak Media (NY), 2003

Synopsis

Weird things are happening this Halloween night--Frankenstein is tied to a chair wth his head twisted around and Sammy Keyes collides with a skeleton...

About this title

Review

"Artfully throwing in clues, red herrings, and well-timed revelations, Van Draanen keeps her heroine on the hop...Sammy is as resourceful and tough as ever, and the breathless pace of this adventure will rivet readers from page one."--Kirkus Reviews

" Artfully throwing in clues, red herrings, and well-timed revelations, Van Draanen keeps her heroine on the hop...Sammy is as resourceful and tough as ever, and the breathless pace of this adventure will rivet readers from page one." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Books have always been a part of Wendelin Van Draanen’s life. Her mother taught her to read at an early age, and she has fond memories of story time with her father, when she and her brothers would cuddle up around him and listen to him read stories.

Growing up, Van Draanen was a tomboy who loved to be outside chasing down adventure. She did not decide that she wanted to be an author until she was an adult. When she tried her hand at writing a screenplay about a family tragedy, she found the process quite cathartic and from that experience, turned to writing novels for adults. She soon stumbled upon the joys of writing for children.

Feedback from her readers is Van Draanen’s greatest reward for writing. “One girl came up to me and told me I changed her life. It doesn’t get any better than that,” she said. Van Draanen hopes to leave her readers with a sense that they have the ability to steer their own destiny—that individuality is a strength, and that where there’s a will, there’s most certainly a way.

Wendelin Van Draanen is the winner of the 1999 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Children’s Mystery Book for Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief and lives with her husband and two sons in California.
From the Hardcover edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Live Oak Media (NY)
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874998832
• ISBN 13: 9780874998832
• Binding: Audio CD
• Illustrator: Vandraanen Wendelin
• Number of pages: 4