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Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy

内容简介

WhileservingadetentioninthesoupkitchenatSt.Mary'sChurchforaninfractioncommittedduringherlastcase,SammyKeyesbecomestheprimesuspectinthedisappearanceofFatherMayhew'sprizedivorycross.Acedetectivethatsheis,Sammymanagestoproveherinnocencebutsoondiscoversthat,underitscalmexterior,St.Mary'sisabuzzwithgossip,jealousy,andintrigue--justlikejuniorhigh!Meanwhile,backatschool,Sammy'sbelovedcatcher'smitt--heronlyconnectiontoherfather--disappearsjustwhenherteammakesthesemifinals.Addtothismix:adogwhoeatseverythinginsight,alessoninsafecrackingfromahomelessgirlwhobearsastrikingresemblancetoSammy,andanexuberanttrioofgospel-singingnunscalledtheSistersofMercy,andyou'vegotonewildrideofamystery--orjustanotherweekinthelifeofSamanthaKeyes.

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.

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