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    Lulu's Mysterious Mission
    Lulu's Mysterious Mission
    Lulu's Mysterious Mission
    Ebook135 pages57 minutes

    Lulu's Mysterious Mission

    By Judith Viorst and Kevin Cornell

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    This irresistible illustrated chapter book starring Judith Viorst’s Lulu is full of hilarious hijinks, delightful twists, and a top-secret mission!

    Eeny meeny miney mo,
    That babysitter’s got to go.

    Lulu has put her tantrum-throwing days behind her. That is, until her parents announce that they are going on vacation—WITHOUT LULU. Not only that, but they are leaving her with the formidable Ms. Sonia Sofia Solinsky, who says hello by bellowing, “The Eagle has landed,” and smiles at you with the kind of smile that an alligator might give you before eating you for dinner.

    The second her parents are out of the house, Lulu tries out several elaborate schemes to bring them straight back. But just when she seems to finally be making some headway, her babysitter reveals an astonishing secret…one that has Lulu crossing her fingers that her parents will go on vacation all the time—without her!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtheneum Books for Young Readers
    Release dateApr 8, 2014
    ISBN9781442497481
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    Judith Viorst

    Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety.

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      this was adorable !! can't wait for the next book
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      The third Lulu book focuses on Lulu’s babysitter, who is actually a spy. When Lulu acts up and tries to drive the babysitter away, she agrees to teach Lulu how to be a spy.

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    Lulu's Mysterious Mission - Judith Viorst

    Lulu’s mom started crying at the thought of poor little Lulu, left behind and dead of a broken heart. Maybe . . . , she sniffled to Lulu’s dad, maybe we ought to stay home. Or take her with us. Maybe we are being too unkind.

    It’s at this point in every argument that Lulu almost always gets her way because her mom and her dad just cannot BEAR it when their darling is displeased. It’s right at this point that Lulu almost always gets what she wants because her mom and her dad give up and give in. Except on those rare occasions—like now, for instance—when they try NOT to.

    Lulu’s dad cleared his throat, and in a strong, firm voice replied to Lulu’s mom. No, he said. We’re going. She’s staying. THAT’S what we decided and—he took a deep breath—we’re sticking to it.

    He then turned to Lulu and said, But you don’t have a thing to worry about, dearest darling. Because, after much research, we’ve hired the best babysitter in town—maybe the world—to take care of you the week that we’re away.

    Babysitter? Lulu gasped. Babysitter? Babysitters sit babies, and I’m no baby.

    (Lulu thinks she’s no baby because she plays a tough game of Scrabble, goes by herself to the corner store to buy milk, gets good reports from her teachers, earns some money walking dogs, rides a bike with no hands, and has pierced ears. She’s also on the softball team, the swim team, and the debate team; has recently started learning the trombone; and is going to be a crossing guard next year. And what Lulu wants to know is why a person who can do all that would need a person called a babysitter.)

    Call her what you want, but her name, Lulu’s mom said soothingly, is Ms. Sonia Sofia Solinsky, a trained professional. And we’re sure, dear, that if you, dear, will give her, dear, a chance, dear, the two of you will get along just fine.

    In fact, said Lulu’s dad, she’s moving in this afternoon. We’ll show her around the house, and maybe you two can start to bond before your mom and I leave tomorrow morning.

    (Tomorrow morning? They’re leaving tomorrow morning? How come Lulu is only now being told that her mom and her dad are leaving tomorrow morning? How come she wasn’t told earlier? How come she wasn’t given time to prepare? As the person who’s writing this story, I take full responsibility for this decision. Because anyone who knows Lulu like I know Lulu wouldn’t want to give her time to prepare.)

    I’m going up to my room, said Lulu to her mom and her dad. And maybe I’ll come down and maybe I won’t. But while I’m up there, she added as she loudly tromped up the stairs, I’m planning to be very very unhappy.

    Up in her room, along with being very very unhappy, Lulu was trying to figure out what to do. Actually, she knew WHAT to do: get rid of the babysitter so her mom and her dad would have no one to leave her with. All she needed to figure out was HOW.

    She went to her computer—yes, she has her own computer; she has her own everything—and typed in How To Get Rid of a Babysitter. But nothing too helpful came up, so Lulu started making a list of possibilities, and as she wrote she chanted this little

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