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"Sammy's unreliable mother confesses that she lied about Sammy's age to get her into kindergarten, so Sammy will be turning 13-again! Tara Sands has an uncanny ability to slip into the voice of each character"-AudioFile

"This unabridged recording...is pure delight....the humor and subject matter are a perfect fit." - School Library Journal

"Fans will enjoy Tara Sand's spirited telling of [this] melodramatic tale of mystery and abandonment...offers a satirical look at what it takes for a woman to make it in Hollywood..." - School Library Journal

"...Young listeners are sure to embrace this solid entry in the Live Oak Mysteries series." - starred review, Publishers Weekly

"...Van Draanen has written a solid mystery with suspense, humor and heart; Tara Sands captures all three in an enjoyable dramatization." - AudioFile Magazine

"A good choice for libraries looking for mysteries for middle school..." - School Library Journal

"...Sands' voice personifies the Sammy Keyes character, with all its adolescent love, anger, and humor...Mystery fans will enjoy..." - School Library Journal

"The narrator uses a single voice with some varied inflections to indicate comments made by other characters...Sammy and her friends...find themselves outside the 'bush' house on Halloween. They discover an open door, a fire set on the floor, and elderly Chauncey LeBard tied to a chair inside. Was it a robbery or attempted murder by the intruder dressed in a skeleton costume?" - School Library Journal