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Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception

Wendelin Van Draanen. Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $15.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-375-81176-0

Wendelin Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception marks the eighth title about the spunky detective. To fulfill an assignment, the sleuth attends an art opening. When a bandit crashes the event and yanks paintings from the wall, Sammy attacks. But the real detective work begins when Sammy seeks the truth about a so-called painter.