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Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception
(2003)(The eighth book in the Sammy Keyes series)
A novel by Wendelin Van Draanen
2004 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (nominee)
Sammy Keyes has a lot of nerve. Wearing high-tops to a fancy reception at an art gallery. Asking why a framed orange splot is worth $10,000. Eyebrows rise. Noses turn up.
But then Sammy tackles a thief who tries to break up the soiree with a stickup. Now the patrons of the arts are glad she has a lot of nerve. Or are they? Sammy may have stopped a criminal, but the real crime has yet to be discovered. The real crime is more subtle, more artful, than anything Sammy's ever seen.She had no idea art could be so dangerous. . . .
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
But then Sammy tackles a thief who tries to break up the soiree with a stickup. Now the patrons of the arts are glad she has a lot of nerve. Or are they? Sammy may have stopped a criminal, but the real crime has yet to be discovered. The real crime is more subtle, more artful, than anything Sammy's ever seen.She had no idea art could be so dangerous. . . .
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
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