内容简介
SammyKeyeshasalotofnerve.Wearinghigh-topstoafancyreceptionatanartgallery.Askingwhyaframedorangesplotisworth$10,000.Eyebrowsrise.Nosesturnup.ButthenSammytacklesathiefwhotriestobreakupthesoireewithastickup.Nowthepatronsoftheartsaregladshehasalotofnerve.Orarethey?Sammymayhavestoppedacriminal,buttherealcrimehasyettobediscovered.Therealcrimeismoresubtle,moreartful,thananythingSammy’severseen.Shehadnoideaartcouldbesodangerous....ThiseditionalsoincludesafreecdincludinganinterviewwithWendelin,areadingfromSammyKeyesandtheSearchforSnakeEyes,and"TheSammyKeyesSong".
作者简介
BookshavealwaysbeenapartofWendelinVanDraanen’slife.Hermothertaughthertoreadatanearlyage,andshehasfondmemoriesofstorytimewithherfather,whensheandherbrotherswouldcuddleuparoundhimandlistentohimreadstories.Growingup,VanDraanenwasatomboywholovedtobeoutsidechasingdownadventure.Shedidnotdecidethatshewantedtobeanauthoruntilshewasanadult.Whenshetriedherhandatwritingascreenplayaboutafamilytragedy,shefoundtheprocessquitecatharticandfromthatexperience,turnedtowritingnovelsforadults.Shesoonstumbleduponthejoysofwritingforchildren.FeedbackfromherreadersisVanDraanen’sgreatestrewardforwriting.“OnegirlcameuptomeandtoldmeIchangedherlife.Itdoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat,”shesaid.VanDraanenhopestoleaveherreaderswithasensethattheyhavetheabilitytosteertheirowndestiny—thatindividualityisastrength,andthatwherethere’sawill,there’smostcertainlyaway.WendelinVanDraanenisthewinnerofthe1999EdgarAllanPoeAwardforBestChildren’sMysteryBookforSammyKeyesandtheHotelThiefandliveswithherhusbandandtwosonsinCalifornia.
