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__Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes__, by Wendelin Van Draanen ISBN: 0-375-81175-3 c2002 277 pages R.L. 4.0 Points-9

-pages 7-11....where Sammy has the encounter with the girl trying to get away from “Snake Eyes” and the baby is left in her possession.
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Sammy’s back! And this time, Wendelin Van Draanen has added a little bit more than just mystery. “Snake Eyes,” a guy Sammy eventually has to run from, is actually a scary character and you would fear for your life if you met him in a dark alley! Sammy ends up in trouble while at the mall. She runs into this girl, who is trying to save herself, and her baby, from Snake Eyes. Just before she is caught, she runs into Sammy, tells her she is in big trouble, passes the baby off, and leaves, telling Sammy she’ll be back around 7pm to meet her. Well, Sammy is just as freaked out as the girl. I mean, a baby! Come on! Sammy can’t take this back to her grandmother’s apartment, and when the girl doesn’t show back up at 7pm, she’s in real trouble. PLUS, Snake Eyes is onto her! YA Fiction--mystery; babies; abandoned children; gangs; softball; detectives
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