Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash

Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash by Van Draanen, Wendelin. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780440421139.

A stash of easy money makes for some hard choices for Sammy Keyes. "An exceptionally good entry in an already remarkable series."--Booklist Sammy Keyes has three wads of cold hard cash in her hot little hands. An old guy gave them to her. Well, actually, he told her to throw them away. With his last dying breath. Which he was taking because Sammy had just scared the life right out of him. So . . . shes got to get this man some help. Shes got to do it without being seen herself. And shes got to figure out how to stash that cash. (Aw, cmon! Youd keep the money too, right?) But it turns out other people are after that money--and now theyre after her. Crooks Sammy can handle. The thing thats scaring her to death is Brandons pool party--and the thought that her crush Casey will be there...