Sammy Keys and the Psycho Kitty Queen

I read the book Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen by Wendelin Van Draanen. This book is realistic fiction. It is about a girl named Sammy Keyes. It’s Sammy's birthday, which should be a good thing, except that Dorito, Sammy's cat, is missing, and while Sammy's searching for him, she finds three dead cats in dumpsters around town. Worse still, Miss Kitty, a psycho cat lady, blames Sammy when it turns out one of the dead cats belonged to her. As if Sammy didn't have enough on her hands investigating these furry felonies, her mother has a confession to make: she lied about Sammy's age so she could start her in school a year early. So surprise! Sammy isn't turning 14 at all; she's going to be unlucky 13 for another whole year. I really liked this book because I’ve read a lot of Wendelin Van Draanen's books and this was the most interesting. I also liked this book because I really like mysteries and this was a challenging one. -Romi

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