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Book Report

Your Name:Ellington Bramwell

Title of Book:Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Theif

Author:Wendelin Van Draanen

Why did you choose to read this book?:I chose this book because I thought it would be a lot of exciting scenes. Also I think because it would be an interesting and mysterious book full of unsuspecting events.

Theme (Main Idea of the Book):The main idea of the book was trying to find the person who stole 4,000 dollars out of a womens purse. Also I thought was the main idea was to try to search for people who you think they would never do it. For instance if there was a fake blind and death ice-cream man then maybe just maybe he could have done the crime.

Setting (Time and Place):It took about a few days for Sammy and her best friend, Marissa, to figure out who did the crime and why did they accually do it. it took place in a small neighborhood were Sammy and her grandmother live in their small apartment.

Plot (What Happens):What happens is that Sammy whitnessed a live robbery in a alley near a local hotel. Thing is that instead of calling the police and everything she tries to take matters in her own hands. But she does tell her friend Marissa who tags alongs. But Sammy does run into a couple of strange people who she thinks they did the crime. But the truth is that it was the person they least exspected it to be.

Characters:Sammy, Marissa, Officer Borsch, Tall n Skinny, Heather, Grams, Hudson, Gina, Oscar, Ms. Graybill, TJ

Fictional books always have main characters. Describe one main character in this book in detail. How did he/she look? What age was he/she? What was his/her personality like? What was the importance of this character to the story? Did you like this character? Why or Why not?The main character Sammy. She is the 12 year old girl who discovered the crime. She playes the most important character of the story. Her personality would be a nice and playful person who I think would be a great person in real life to hang around with. Also according to me I really liked Sammy.

Main Events: Gina got robbed, Sammy saw it through her binoculars,Sammy beat up a bully named Heather at school, Sammy went to the hotel to explain what she had saw, at one point Sammy thought a radio station guy Rockin Rick did the crime, Sammy and Marissa find out that Oscar is the thief, and lastly Marissa and Sammy tells the police that Oscar was the thief.

Problem/Conflict:The conflict of the story is that how Sammy Keyes and her best friend Marissa solve the mystery of the robbery Sammy had witnessed.

How did the story make you feel?It made me feel kind of curious of how the story would end. I think this is because it had caught my eye on how Oscar, the fake blind and death ice-cream man, did the crime. I mean out of all the people to suspect it was the well known Oscar.

What new things did you learn from this book?I don't think I learned anything from this book. I mean the only thing I kind of learned was how if you are on solving a crime or some sort of mystery always try to suspect the least common person.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?Yes, because I think it is a wonderful book and it kinds of drags the readers attention. Also I would recommend this book because I think most kids i know are kind of in all that mystery and crime books so i think this would be the perfect book for them.

Conclusion:Oscar, the ice-cream man stole the money because since everyone thought he was blind and death I am guessing he thought no one in the world would ever suspect a blind and death person so he thought this would be an excellent crime.