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Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things | 
| Author: Wendelin Van Draanen
Creator: Brian Biggs
Publisher: Yearling
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 274677
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0440421128
EAN: 9780440421122
ASIN: 0440421128
Publication Date: December 9, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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THIS IS NOT the summer camping trip of Sammy#8217;s dreams. She imagined shade, streams, a deer or two. But she winds up in a phony forest with scrubby shrubs, blazing sun, rattlesnakes, and scorpions. Her fellow campers are desperate to catch a rare glimpse of an endangered condor in the wild. Sammy#8217;s seen enough#8212;that bird is ugly!brbrBut when she and two other girls find an iinjured /icondor, Sammy#8217;s intrigued. The girls stray away from their group to track down a clue, but instead stumble onto two classmates and wind up lost. Which leaves three girls and two boys in the middle of a canyon with one tent and six billion biting flies. Oh#8212;and an armed and dangerous high-stakes poacher.brbrS#8217;mores, anyone?
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 The Audio Books are superb! February 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sammy Keyes is one of the greatest characters in children's literature. I recommend Ms. Van Draanen's books to all my students, as well as my nieces and nephews. Sammy is about as alive as any character on paper can be - she's got a lot of strikes against her, and yet she perseveres, believing in herself and her great friends. I especially enjoy listening to the books read by the wonderful Tara Sands, who does a magnificent job with all the characters, but especially Sammy. Because these fun and cleverly written books (which are genuine mysteries by the way, with great clues and red herrings along the way, and usually a very surprising ending) are written in the first person, Ms. Sands gets to tell you the story in Sammy's own voice! A great marriage of vocal talent and writing talent - I'm waiting eagerly for this book to come out on CD. And I'm also hoping that Ms. Van Draanen will change her mind later, and choose to write more than 20 books. I know that's greedy, but like many, many readers (and listeners), I will ALWAYS want to know - what happens next to Sammy Keyes, great friend, granddaughter, and detective?
 Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things September 23, 2007
I personally started reading this series in middle school. I am currently in my freshman year of college and still adore these books. Admittedly, I could be a bit biased about this one, considering how much I like Casey (one of the sweetest fictional guys ever). I thought the book was enjoyable overall, and I was glad to learn more about Cricket. I'd been curious about her since Runaway Elf. My only small qualm is how suddenly Sammy told Casey her secret. I understood why she wanted to, but it just seemed really abrupt to me. But then, this would mean Casey will have a bigger part in future books? I certainly hope so. And you've got to love Billy, seriously.
The Best Sammy Keyes July 24, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Every summer I look forward to reading the new Sammy Keyes book by Wendelin Van Draanen. Her first five Sammy books were amazing. The children in my classroom love them. I wasn't thrilled with the next three, particularly Snake Eyes. I kept those three in the drawer because I was worried about the lamguage and the level of violence in them. With this book, Van Draanen has returned to creative plot twists and language more suitable for my elementary students. Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things will definitely have a spot on my classroom bookshelf. I couldn't put it down! Appropriate for ages 8+
Camping City Girl July 12, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was very good and I enjoyed reading it. Sammy goes camping, sorry, BACKPACKING with a friend and her "girl scout troop" where she unexpectantly meets someone she knows, and it's not Heather.
Not just for kids July 9, 2007
This book is enjoyable for all ages. Not only did I learn a lot about the preservation of endangered species and how much effort it takes to succeed, it gave me a new respect for wildlife. Sammy Keyes is tenacious in her endeavor to save the wild condors and her journey in this book is most interesting to read.
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