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__Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy__, by Wendelin Van Drannen ISBN: 037590266X ©2001 256 pages R.L.- 4.9 Points- 9

p. 1 (prologue) p. 23 p. 44 p. 52 p. 70 p. 113 p. 201
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Sammy Keyes and her friend, Marissa, decide they are going to take a bus to Hollywood to find Sammy’s mom one weekend. Sammy has to live with her grandmother (in secret) because her mother is off in Hollywood trying to become a star. After arriving at her mother’s place of residence (she lives with a director, Max, who is trying to make all of the residents famous), she finds out that they aren’t going to be staying long. Sammy’s mom, who is furious, insists that they will be going back on the first bus in the morning. Everyone in the house believes that Sammy’s mom (Lana, AKA Dominique) is only 25 years old and doesn’t have any children. Only, a murder happens overnight in the bedroom right next to them! Sammy can’t let the murder go unsolved, especially since she thinks her mother may have committed it! Sammy and Marissa enlist the help of a maid, Hali, and discover many hidden secrets and they find out who murdered LeBrandi!
 * Summary:**

YA fiction; Mystery series: Sammy Keyes

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS 2004