Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy

Written by Wendelin Van Draanen

Narrated by Tara Sands

Hooray for Hollywood? The saucy sleuth Sammy Keyes discovers otherwise in this spirited mystery. When Sammy’s mother dumped her with Grams to go to Hollywood and become a star, Sammy dealt with it. But when she discovers that Lady Lana has changed her name, dyed her hair, and shaved ten years off her age, Sammy hops a bus to Hollywood and finds her mom in deeper trouble than she expected. One of Lana’s biggest competitor is found dead in the room next door. Is Sammy’s mother the next victim…or the prime suspect?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Live Oak Media
• Release date: Jan 1, 2001
• ISBN: 9781595195494

Wendelin Van Draanen

Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens. She is the author of the 18-book Edgar-winning Sammy Keyes series—often called “The new Nancy Drew”—and wrote Flipped, which was named a Top 100 Children’s Novel for the 21st Century by School Library Journal and became a Warner Brothers feature film, with Rob Reiner directing. A classroom teacher for fifteen years, Wendelin resides in California where she can be spotted riding shopping carts across parking lots. She and her husband, Mark Parsons, have two sons and enjoy the three R’s: Reading, Running, and Rock’n’Roll.

Reviews for Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy

[sarah5_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a good book. This book was a quick read but the beggining did not make sense at first but keep reading. I think that anyone that reads this book will enjoy. This book was about a girl that goes to visit her mom in hollywood. When she arrives she sees what it is like for her mom. I think that it does not deserve a 5 but more like a 4.9.