Wendelin Van Draanen
22) Meet The Gecko
26) Villain's Lair
Dave Sanchez is an average boy with an after-school job and a pet gecko named Sticky. All very normal—until the day Sticky talks!
Sticky tells Dave a wild tale of a former life of crime, searching for Aztec gold with a treasure hunter named...
27) Wild bird
32) The power potion
36) Swear to howdy
37) Enemy spy
In her latest mystery, Sammy Keyes feels responsible for the death of an old man who she discovers on the fire escape and who, with his dying breath, begs her to take his wads of cash and throw them away! While she debates what to do about the money, which she could definitely find good use for, she attempts to uncover the motives of the strange man asking questions about the old guy. The cold hard cash she's found seems to be burning more than
...Awards:
Edgar Allan Poe Award
Reviews:
"Listeners are immediately swept into the story when Sammy relates that she's observed a crime while looking at the Heavenly Hotel through her grandmother's binoculars...Young listeners are sure to embrace this solid entry in the Live Oak Mysteries series." - starred review, Publishers Weekly
Audio Recommended By:
AudioFile, Booklist, Publishers Weekly*, School
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