LILY B. ON THE BRINK OF PARIS
Ages 9 and up.  HarperCollins. December 2006.

The Story: Lily and friends are off on a school trip to Paris, where Lily vows to pen the great Parisian novel while simultaneously investigating Bonnie's past medieval life, refusing to purchase an Eiffel Tower snow globe, and solving the riddle of the Mysterious Tim. Lily manages to become hopelessly lost with only a cryptically vibrating cell phone to aid her.

Mulgrew Middle School Summer Trip to Paris

Madame Chavotte: French Teacher and Chaperone. Built like a tank, with only one eyebrow.

Charlotte McGrath: Vault of European Information. In Command of All Details.

Bonnie Roberts: Astral Traveler and Channeler of Messages from the Universe.

Janet Graham: Obsessed with All That Is French. Insists on pronouncing own name Jah-nay.

Lewis Pilsky: Computer God. Walking Pillar of Geekdom.

Bud and Chaz:
The Football Guys.
Heads suspiciously jar shaped.

Tim: Last name unknown. To everyone's knowledge, has never spoken.

And, of course . . .

Lily B.: Self-Appointed Official Diarist of the Trip and Writer Extraordinaire.

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