{"product_id":"sammy-keyes-and-the-wild-things-paperback","title":"Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendelin Van Draanen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith desperate poachers on their trail, Sammy and her fellow campers have just been added to the endangered species list.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Think a combination of Carl Hiaasen's \u003ci\u003eFlush\u003c\/i\u003e and Janet Evanovich's \"Stephanie Plum\" and you'll be right on target\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not the summer camping trip of Sammy's dreams. Instead of shady glades and meandering streams, she gets scrubby shrubs, blazing sun, and rattlesnakes. Her fellow campers are desperate to catch a rare glimpse of an endangered condor. To Sammy, the trip feels like the painful in pursuit of the unspeakably ugly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when she and two other girls find an injured condor, Sammy's intrigued at last. As they track down a clue, they stumble onto two classmates and promptly get lost. Which leaves three girls and two boys in a canyon with one tent a sick condor and six billion biting flies. Oh--and an armed and dangerous highstakes poacher.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWENDELIN VAN DRAANEN was a classroom teacher for many years before becoming a full-time writer. The books in the Sammy Keyes mystery series have been embraced by critics and readers alike, with \u003ci\u003eSammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief\u003c\/i\u003e receiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best children's mystery. Wendelin is also the author of many award-winning novels, including \u003ci\u003eFlipped, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Running Dream, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRunaway, Confessions of a Serial Kisser, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSwear to Howdy, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Lincoln Jones, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWild Bird.\u003c\/i\u003e You can find her online at WendelinVanDraanen.com and @WendelinVanD, and you can follow Sammy Keyes on Facebook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750798328096,"sku":"9780440421122","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/389995da8beb57d7bcdd9f5c6233ad50.webp?v=1779958140","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sammy-keyes-and-the-wild-things-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}