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Lulu Dark and the Summer of the Fox

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Lulu Dark and the Summer of the Fox, is an adventure book written by Bennett Madison. The book is about a pretty big mystery that starts to form throughout the story. A young starlet, Lulu, lives with her gay dad and his boyfriend in a major city. Lulu has a very bad relationship with her aging mother who is trying to keep her acting career going. When a mysterious person starts to threaten young starlets, Lulu thinks her mother could be behind it all. Lulu decides to investigate the situation with her best friend Daisy. Lulu is a very prissy teenager who always has to look beautiful and have her chap stick available for her so called, "chap stick moments", that help her think. Her hair has to be perfect, and she's not afraid to talk about her assets. Her friend Daisy is not much different. I don't think that really encourages teenagers. I am a teenager and it surely didn't encourage me. We are already nervous about how we look, so we don't need to learn about the people who never have that problem because they are so rich they can buy all of the designer clothes.
When I read the reviews for this book, they were overall pretty good. Now that I have read the book myself, I learned those reviews were VERY misleading. They would say that this book is perfect for teenagers, but the book had many inappropriate parts and things that were very suggestive. If you ask me, having a gay dad is very inappropriate and something that I would NEVER want to read about. The other reviews also said that this is a fun and exciting book. I thought other wise. The book took a long time to get to the exciting stuff, the last few chapters. The only part that I enjoyed from the book was at the very end. It was incredibly slow, and I ended up having to force myself to read it.

Lulu Dark is ecstatic that summer has finally arrived. She's even come up with an entire course of action for her vacation - sleep in until noon everyday, eat a huge brunch at Little Edie's, sunbathe, and camp out in front of the TV. But her plans are destroyed the moment B-list actress - and Lulu's semi-estranged mother - Isabelle Dark, appears in Halo City to film a new movie, and promptly disappears, pulling Lulu out of her summer vacation reverie, and sticking her in the middle of a good old fashioned mystery. Sure, Lulu's mother has a reputation for being flaky, and forgetful, but even Lulu has a hunch that this time, Isabelle is in real danger. Of course, finding the mysterious note from the so-called Fox, among Isabelle's things doesn't help to make her feel any better about the whole situation, and before she knows it, Lulu realizes that it's up to her to save mommy dearest before something terrible happens to her. Now that Lulu, amateur girl detective, and professional summertime slacker, is on the case, she must do her best to keep her head above water as she crosses paths with some of the strangest characters known to man - from a teen screen queen named Lisa Lincoln (who embodies real teen queen Lindsay Lohan, right down to her auburn hair, and diva-esque attitude), to a fleet of robotic, muscle-bound maids, a dodgy director, and an overweight cross-dresser named Helena, as she searches high and low for her mother, as well as the true identity of the Fox.

LULU DARK CAN SEE THROUGH WALLS was like brain candy, but Bennett Madison has truly outdone himself with its sequel LULU DARK AND THE SUMMER OF THE FOX. Lulu is one of the only girl detectives on the market today for young adult readers, but with the amount of pizzazz, flare, spirit, and adventure she brings along with her, that is quite alright. As in the first book, Lulu is her same crazy, hare-brained scheming self, with a penchant for fancy clothes, hot pink Vespa's, and mysteries. Together with her oft-times crazily clad pal, Daisy, the two teens fly through Halo City (a fictional replica of the Big Apple), as they attempt to save Lulu's mother, and friends. Madison has created a character who is irresistible, and hard to put down; while the supporting characters lacing the story are just as quirky, and interesting to read about. A girl detective who will not only make readers swoon, but keep them reading long into the night!

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

In the sequel to Lulu Dark can see through walls. Lulu finds herself in the midst of another adventure. Lulu's mom a B-list actress has disappeared, and Lulu sets out to find her. Along the way Lulu meets an egotistical up and coming actress, a kung-fu fighting bodygaurd, and a pudgy mommas boy director. only the worst is yet to come a crazy middle aged actress is out in the Hollywood world pulling horrible pranks on unsuspecting actresses, and Lulu knows she is the only one who can stop it.

I absolutely loved this book. Lulu is such a funny protagonist along with her best friends Daisy and Charlie. I could not even put the book down. Even though I would recommend that you read the first book, or you won't understand Lulu. It is completely hilarious and worth reading, if you want a good laugh read Lulu Dark and the Summer of the Fox.

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lulu dark and the summer of the fox is a very very good read,purfect for those lazy summer days were u end up riding your bike , scooters and scateboreds down the street and drawing with chalk because you have nothing better to do. its full of adventure and there is allways clues through out the book to keep u wondering. it is for tweens and possibly young teens aswell. i found the characters very interesting expessially daisy and lisa and most of all lsabelle. i stayed up long after midnight to finish this book and if u love myterys or just teen novels about spunky teenagers this book is 4 u!

Lulu Dark is back, and definitely done with her days as a girl detective. She's got enough on her plate without solving mysteries. And, anyway, Lulu is so not the girl detective type, even if she did do a spectacular job of solving a mystery in Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls. That's all over, and so is school! Lulu is thrilled that summer vacation has finally arrived. She is going to watch bad television, hang out with her friends, talk on the phone, and sunbathe on the fire escape. She is not going to be doing any detective work, no matter what mystery comes her way...Right?

Wrong. When her mother, actress Isabelle Dark, shows up, Lulu's summer plans are ruined. Isabelle is shooting a movie, and one of her fellow actresses, teen superstar Lisa Lincoln, is the target of the mysterious Fox. After Isabelle's disappearance, however, the Fox's plans become a little clearer. When Isabelle Dark is one of four blonds in hot pink jumpsuits to show up just as Lisa Lincoln accepts her award, that's when things really get interesting. Apparently, these actresses, working for the Fox, want recognition for older actresses, not just talentless bimbos like Lisa. And they're willing to use any means necessary to get what they want.

When Lulu's sometimes-boyfriend, Charlie, starts hanging out with Lisa Lincoln, Lulu is not happy. She's even less happy when Charlie's association with the starlet gets him kidnapped! Lisa and Charlie are missing, presumably kidnapped by the Fox, and Lulu is definitely involved in this mystery, whether she likes it or not.

LULU DARK AND THE SUMMER OF THE FOX is a fast-paced mystery with likeable and believable characters that is sure to be a hit, especially with readers of Bennett Madison's first novel about Lulu Dark. You don't have to have read the first book to enjoy this one, though. The twists and turns of the mystery are numerous, and Lulu's reluctance to get involved makes her a lot more realistic than, say, Nancy Drew. This book has everything! There's humor, suspense, romance, and more, all in Lulu's unique and funny voice. I can't wait to read more from Bennett Madison!

Reviewed by: Jocelyn Pearce

I liked the first Lulu book very much, but this one has more pizzazz. The writing is hilarious, the characters are fun to follow and well thoughtout!
I highly recommend it to all ages :)
Enjoy!!

I'll start by saying if you haven't read the first book 'Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls', then I suggest reading that before reading this sequel.
It's just what you'd expect after reading the first one. Teen sleuth Lulu goes on another crime and mystery solving spree with the help of her best friend Daisy.
I'm hoping for a third because I don't want to see the end of Lulu Dark.