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	Madison, Bennett. LULU DARK CAN SEE THROUGH WALLS New York : Razorbill, 2005 IL YA ISBN 1595140107
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Lulu Dark has always hated Nancy Drew and those other goodie goodie girl detectives. However, things change when her very favorite purse is stolen at the Many Handsomes concert. It is a fake Kate Spade with a garish, tacky, pink-and-yellow flower pattern and a hot pink strap. That is why Lulu loves it so much, it is over the top and one of a kind. Now it is gone. Not only has she lost her favorite purse, but in it was the phone number for the hunky lead singer of the band Many Handsomes. She has to find that purse. Where to start? Hummmmm, who was at the concert who doesn’t like her? Well, that’s easy, Rachel and Marisol. Now that Lulu thinks about it, maybe that is the real reason Rachel spilled iced coffee on her favorite vintage skirt. It was a distraction to steal the purse. So, it is off to Rachel’s house to confront her. But, there is much more going on than meets the eye and things could get very dangerous for Lulu Dark, girl sleuth. To find out what happens read, Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls. (http://www.shenandoah.lib.ia.us/teen_booktalks.htm#L, Used with permission. Georgia Peach Book Awards, 2006-2007)
	SUBJECTS: Identity theft -- Fiction. Interpersonal relations -- Fiction. Mystery and detective stories. Humorous stories.

Lulu Dark has always hated Nancy Drew and those other goodie goodie girl detectives. However, things change when her very favorite purse is stolen at the Many Handsomes concert. It is a fake Kate Spade with a garish, tacky, pink-and-yellow flower pattern and a hot pink strap. That is why Lulu loves it so much, it is over the top and one of a kind. Now it is gone. Not only has she lost her favorite purse, but in it was the phone number for the hunky lead singer of the band Many Handsomes. She has to find that purse. Where to start? Hummmmm, who was at the concert who doesn’t like her? Well, that’s easy, Rachel and Marisol. Now that Lulu thinks about it, maybe that is the real reason Rachel spilled iced coffee on her favorite vintage skirt. It was a distraction to steal the purse. So, it is off to Rachel’s house to confront her. But, there is much more going on than meets the eye and things could get very dangerous for Lulu Dark, girl sleuth. To find out what happens read, Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls. (http://www.shenandoah.lib.ia.us/teen_booktalks.htm#L, Used with permission. Georgia Peach Book Awards, 2006-2007)