"Softball Fiction." . . "Mystery." . . "JUVENILE FICTION Mysteries & Detective Stories." . . "Homeless persons Fiction." . . "Mysteries & Detective Stories." . . "Mystery fiction." . . "Humor (Fiction)" . . . . "Multigenerational." . . "Mystery and detective stories." . . "Young Adult Fiction." . . "Van Draanen, Wendelin" . . "Homeless persons Juvenile fiction." . . "Keyes, Sammy (Fictitious character) Juvenile fiction." . . "Homeless persons." . . "Softball." . . "JUVENILE NONFICTION General." . . "Keyes, Sammy (Fictitious character) Fiction." . . "Keyes, Sammy (Fictitious character)" . . "Softball Juvenile fiction." . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "Sammy continues to make life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival."@en . "Sammy continues to make life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival." . . "Juvenile works" . "Juvenile works"@en . . "Gr 4-7-Actress Tara Sands narrates this third adventure in the series by Wendelin Van Draanen (Knopf, 1999). This time Sammy is serving detention at St. Mary's church where she find herself a suspect when Fr. Mayhew's gold cross is stolen from the safe. Intertwined around this main event are equally riveting ones: Sammy's relentless curiosity about Holly, who she notices while working at the Homeless Shelter; the junior high school rivalry between Sammy and Heather that escalates during baseball season; and the flamboyant manners of the Sisters of Mercy who descend upon St. Mary's. Sands retains the voices, evoking a continuity of images for the more familiar characters. Listeners can almost touch the soft, gray hair of Grams, with her gentle and caring voice, while Officer Borsch's gruff and gravely one epitomizes the image of an overweight, street-smart cop. Adding to her repertoire of voices, Sands stretches her abilities with more subtlety. Meeting the homeless girl Holly, Sands is able to give her a feral-like quality, yet inflict a vulnerability that tugs on listeners' heartstrings. With the Sisters of Mercy, she offers just the right amount of lightness in tone, and her renditions of their singing will make listeners laugh out loud. Sands' voice personifies the Sammy Keyes character, with all its adolescent love, anger, and humor. Listeners who love baseball will delight in this novel, as the playoffs for the championship highlight this story. Mystery fans will enjoy this 1999 Edgar Award winner for Best Children's Mystery." . . . . . "Mystery and detective stories" . . . . . . . . . . "Sammy makes life with Grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, helps a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival." . . . . . . . . . . "Sammy Keyes en de Zusters van de Goddelijke Genade" . . . . . . "Sammy und die Barmherzigen Schwestern" . . . . . . "Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy"@en . "Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy" . . . . . . . . . "Sisters of Mercy"@en . . . . . . . . "Sammy makes life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary." . . . . . . . "Sammy Keyes and the sisters of mercy" . "Sammy Keyes & the Sisters of Mercy"@en . "Sammy Keyes and the sisters of mercy"@en . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . "Mystery fiction"@en . "Sammy continues to make lfe with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival."@en . "Mystery fiction" . "Children's stories" . . "Vader Mayhew beschuldigt Sammy van het stelen van zijn ivoren pauskruis, als ze haar taakstraf in de kerk vervult. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar." . . . . . .