Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen

by Wendelin Van Draanen

Book Overview

Sammy's mom comes to town with a birthday bombshell... "A strong female character looking for more than just a boyfriend. Highly recommended." --Children's Literature It's Sammy's birthday, which... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375823492
• ISBN13: 9780375823497
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

GreAt BoOk!!!!!!!!!!!

This book is written very well and the end is, as always pretty surprising. Now to the story...Sammy's life is a disaster: She lives in her Grams' apartment which is only for seniors, so she always has to sneak up the fire escape. Her mom left her for a career in Hollywood and then suddenly she shows up on Sammy's birthday. She came to tell Sammy that she isn't turning fourteen, she's turning 13 because her mom had made a fake birth certificate. Sammy is really upset but then she and her friend Holly find dead cats all over town in garbage cans and they start solving the mystery. At a new wrestling school, Slammin' Dave's,(where Sammy also learns some nice wrestling moves) there's a wrestler, El Gato who looks very scary since he always has a cat mask and costume on and never takes it off, so Sammy and Holly become very suspicious. In the end El Gato turns out to be someone totally different than they would have thougt. How they solve the mystery and find out who the cat killer was, will grab you and make you want to keep reading and reading. I really enjoyed the book and read it in only two days and I recommend it to anyone who likes mysteries. The characters are described good and likable except for Heather and her friends,Sammy enemies. The book is also a real page-turner and i would recommend the other Sammy Keyes books as well. I hope this review helped and that you enjoy the book as much as I did.

Sammy gets better every time!!!! A MUST-read for fans!

Wow, I am amazed every time a new Sammy Keyes book comes out. Each one is better than the one before it. In this book, not only is it bad enough to be the "lucky" number 13, but Sammy has to tolerate a visit from Lady Lana (her mom) on top of evil Heather's jealous rages. In this book, Sammy finds a dead cat on her birthday and, because she IS Sammy, she can't just let it go. She HAS to find out where that dead cat came from. Why was it in the dumpster? Who had killed it? The answers to those questions almost cost Sammy her life. This book, like the others in the series, was hard to put down once I started it. I tend to read Sammy Keyes books in a day, starting in the morning and ending in the evening when I am finished. :) This book was no exception and is DEFINTELY worth the price. ALL mystery fans will love Sammy. It's funny though, as a fan of mystery books, I am always surprised at how the Sammy Keyes books end.....when I read mysteries from other authors (Mary Higgins Clark, Sue Grafton, etc.) I can usually figure out the exact ending after about a hundred pages and am never surprised. Not so with Sammy Keyes. This book has been the highlight of my summer reading so far. It definitely should not be missed!

LOVED THIS BOOK

I loved this book because it was humorous, only 5 percent romantic(unlike other soppy books), was interesting, and the main character had a cool perspective of looking at things. If you have not already read this book, DO IT!!!! NOT KIDDING HERE!!! Thank you for reading my review of this awesome book.

Go Sammy!

I've been reading Sammy Keyes since the 4th grade, and every time I pick up a new one I think to myself that it won't be as good as the last. Yet every time I am oh-so-wrong as they just keep getting better. In the 9th installment to this awesome mystery series Sammy is turning 14. But when her mother unexpectedly shows up with a lot of explaining to do it looks like Sammy might be 13 for another year. As if things couldn't go worse, a women who calls herself "Mrs. Kitty" shows up with a complaint that Sammy's friend's old dog has killed her cat. Sensing something funny, the sleuth begins to search around the gritty side of town. And what does she find? Cats that have died a creepy death in dumpsters around Santa Martina. At least something is good - Sammy has discovered a new talent for wrestling, and with the new Slammin' Dave's Pro Wrestling School around the corner, she is taking out her anger on the matt. But school issues with the queen bee, Heather Acosta and a romance with her twin brother might just cause Sammy to go over the top. Wendelin Van Draanen has done a brilliant job of bringing out the realistic voice of a young teen in this entertaining book. Anyone who want s a good mystery and is looking for something other than the beloved Nancy Drew should definitely pick this up. Or if you're just looking for a quick read that will send shivers up your spine and belly-laughs through your stomach, this will be perfect for you. Go Sammy!

Best one yet!

This book is so amazing. I read it in one day. I am a fan of sammy keyes. This book is not only funny but has an amazing climax and a huge HUGE twist. As always Van Draanan has mad this witty 13 year old (or should i say 14 year) come off the page. You really get into the mind of her and it is very interesenting. Read this book it is amazing and deservres to be read.