I just wanna give Sammy a hug in this one ( )

Enjoyable middle grade series. Sammy is a delightful character! ( )

Samantha Keyes, or Sammy Keyes, is dying to tell her accident with poor Mrs. Ambler. An accident that is now hitting on the lying cheat Heather! Sammy accidently slammed the door on poor Tango, Mrs. Ambler's bird, and was ready to hide him somewhere when silly Heather Acosta went into the room and switched some important ballots in favor of her for the Class President! When the honesty of Sammy is threatened, she is mixed up in moods whether she should tell Mrs. Ambler that SHE was the one who killed Tango, not Heather, but how? If she was going to tell her that she was the murder of Tango, will she face certain consequences? Will Mrs. Ambler believe that Heather has been changing the votes to make her "Most Popular", "Most Friendly", and "Most Unique Styled"? Or will Heather go in for the worst, and be suspended?

While solving her own problems, she considers her friendly neighbors that say that Carolee Lyons wants to sell their houses, that they rightfully bought, and turn it into their own property. Do they really mean what they say? Or, are some of them actually involved in the scheme, and just want to frame someone? Will Sammy solve this confusing mystery? Or, will she fall into a pit of lies, cheats, and not be able to solve the mystery? Read the Sammy and the Dead Giveaway to find out the details and events that Sammy goes through to try and solve his memory! ( )

Sammy Keyes was good ol' Sammy Keyes. Nosey, funny, brave, and full of early teen angst. The last book involved underground dog fighting that I thought was a little too detailed and disturbing for the intended audience, but this was more in line with the others. Good read. ( )