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__ Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief  __ By: Wendelin Van Draneen Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief is a great story about a 7th grader who sees a man stealing money out of a women’s purse. Sammy needs to find clues so she can figure out who stole the money.

One reason I like this story was because of the plot. I was able to tell how much the story changed from beginning to the middle to the end. Right away, I was able to tell when the highest point of emotion was happening. The ending to this story reveals a lot of surprising truths that shocked me. Through the whole story I had many different ideas at who the hotel thief might be.

Another reason I liked this story was because of the theme. I was entertained through the whole course of the story. During the story I would keep guessing what’s going to in the next chapter. Anything new that would happen was a clue to who the hotel thief was, so I would have a reason to keep on reading. Another reason I liked this story was because of the setting. This story was placed in the present so I could relate to the stuff that happens. Sammy visits many places. One of which is the Weatherly Hotel where the crime scene takes place. There was Sammy’s Grandma’s apartment which was where Sammy sees the hotel thief take the money. The last reason why I liked this book was because of the characters. There was the main character Sammy, she seemed to get in a lot of trouble. There was also Marissa; she was Sammy’s best friend. There was Sammy’s Grandma; she had to try to keep Sammy out of trouble. Finally, there was Gina she had all the money stolen out of her purse. As you can see, Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief is a great book that I didn’t regret reading and I’m pretty sure most other people won’t. It is a book any person who likes mystery books would love. Even new people to reading mystery books would like. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief is a great book, I highly recommend it. (review by: Shawn McLain)