Wendelin Van Draanen
2) Enemy spy
Author
Series
Shredderman volume 4
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Nolan witnesses a serious crime, he realizes he may not be able to hide behind his Shredderman identity this time.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When cats begin to mysteriously disappear in Santa Martina, thirteen-year-old friends Sammy and Holly start snooping around town to find out what is happening.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
While on her first hiking and camping trip, thirteen-year-old Sammy tries to solve a mystery involving endangered condors while avoiding scorpions, ticks, and embarrassment.
Author
Series
Shredderman volume 3
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Nolan Byrd, alias Shredderman, sets out to help the young star of his favorite television show expose a slanderous reporter.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Teen sleuth Sammy Keyes solves a classic locked-room mystery aboard a cruise ship"--
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Dell Yearling
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
While celebrating the New Year with a friend, Sammy encounters a mystery involving an elderly neighbor, a pioneer cabin, and a century-old family feud.
8) Runaway
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
After running away from her fifth foster home, Holly, a twelve-year-old orphan, travels across the country, keeping a journal of her experiences and struggle to survive.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When her history teacher begins receiving death threats and her own name is near the top of the suspect list, eighth-grader Sammy is determined to find the real perpetrator, but she is distracted by her mother's relationship problems, her almost-boyfriend inexplicably avoiding her, and her duties as a reluctant bridesmaid.
10) Secret identity
Author
Series
Shredderman volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Recommended: School Related Middle Grade Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Bullying (Chapter Books)
Children's Special Topics: Bullying (Chapter Books)
Formats
Description
Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has a secret identity--Shredderman!
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 14
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving missing people, human skulls, and a ghoulish embalmer, while school presents its own set of tricks and treats.
Author
Series
Gecko and Sticky volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When the diabolical Damien Black robs a bank and steals a tiger-eye of great sentimental value, he is pursued by thirteen-year-old Dave Sanchez and his sidekick, a talking gecko named Sticky, who are armed with a magical Aztec armband.
Author
Series
Gecko and Sticky volume 3
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Dave Sanchez and his talking gecko sidekick Sticky decide they must rescue an odious science teacher who has been kidnapped by the even more villanous Damien Black, who is masquerading as a substitute teacher in order to steal Dave's magic Aztec armband.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 15
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When Justice Jack, a self-appointed superhero, begins trying to track down the missing Mrs. Wedgewod and some stolen cash, the older folks in Santa Martina are delighted but Sammy knows it will be up to her to really solve the mystery.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Dell Yearling
Pub. Date
2003, ©2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team.
16) Villain's lair
Author
Series
Gecko and Sticky volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Thirteen-year-old Dave and his sidekick, a talking gecko named Sticky, try to retrieve an ancient Aztec powerband and its magic ingots from the evil villain, Damien Black.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
©1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
On Halloween night, seventh grader Sammy stumbles onto a mystery involving a twenty-year-old family feud and some heirlooms stolen by a man in a skeleton costume.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 16
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"When youth sleuth Sammy Keyes travels to Las Vegas to stop her mom from marrying her boyfriend's dad, she never expects she'll learn the identity of her absent father in the process."--
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Dell Yearling
Pub. Date
2005, ©1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Sammy continues to make life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
[2007], ©2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
While investigating why someone is trying to force people from their homes to expand a recreation center, Sammy is distracted by the lies she must tell to cover an accident she caused, but which was blamed on her nemesis, Heather.