Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man

When Sammy and her friends go trick or treating on Halloween they decide to visit the Bush House and the infamous Bushman. They expect to ring the bell and have no answer, as the stories go, instead they are almost run over by a skeleton. As Sammy investigates the now open house, she finds the Bushman tied up and a fire set in the house. Sammy knows she shouldn't get involved, but she just can't stay away from the mystery.

Good clues and not too scary...just right for a juvenile mystery, though it is definitely geared more towards girls.

Sammy solves another mystery while battling her school nemesis, Heather Acosta. Mean girls get taken to task in a humorous and very believable way. Appreciate that! The thing I love about this series is you get to keep revisiting beloved characters like Grams, Hudson, Officer Borsch and Mrs. Graybill, the nosy neighbor of Grams.

plot was good and it was ok when character was interacting with adults. Felt it fell apart a bit when she was interacting with her peers, dialogue not believable

I like Sammy and her friends, their relationships seem real to me - and Sammy is a far from perfect girl, her determination gets her into as much trouble as it gets her out of.

This was a very cute book. I enjoyed the story line. My daughter read this book when she was in middle school.

The story starts out on Halloween. Sammy, Marissa and Dot are getting ready for trick or treat. Sammy's Gram thinks she is too old for dressing up. The girls decide to knock on a house that is considered scary. As the girls are on there way to the house they are run down by a man in a skeleton costume.

That is the set up for a very adventurous story. There are more teenage going ons in the book that just added to the humor of the book.

This is a nice easy read for anyone that just wants an afternoon of relaxation.

This story is about a girl named Sammy Keyes who went trick-or-treating and saw a skeleton man run out the door with some stuff. So, she decided to go inside and found a man lying on the ground. I kind of liked this book because it is confusing and sometimes funny. The author could have put a lot more mystery into it because it wasn’t very exciting. When the story gets to a climax it gets really high and then it just stops. This book is good, but not great. It didn’t have enough detail, but it is a small book and that might be ok. I wouldn’t recommend it to an adult, but a child, yes. It is perfect for them.

I thought this was a great YA book - read it with my daughter. My review is here: http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2008/10/sammy-keyes-and-skeleton-man-wen...