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| name = Lost in the City<br />
| image = LostInTheCity.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of Lost in the City.<br />
| published = 2013<br />
| author = [[Kathleen O'Dell]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Sergio Giovine]]<br />
| isbn = 1609581776<br />
| setting = April 9<ref>Pg. 1: ''"Dancing Queen!" [Julie] cried, bouncing in her seat. "This song just made number one on the pop charts. Ivy and I can't get enough of it!"'' ABBA's [[wikipedia:Dancing Queen|Dancing Queen]] was the No. 1 song on Billboard's Hot 100, [http://www.billboard.com/charts/1977-04-09/hot-100 issued on April 9, 1977], in the United States.</ref> - April 16,<ref>Pg. 11: ''"I'll be back next Saturday," Ivy said.'' April 16, 1977, was on a [http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/custom.html?year=1977&month=4&country=1&typ=1&hol=16409&display=1&df=1 Saturday], and is the only possible Saturday for the Lings to return to San Francisco when taking into account Julie's comment about ''Dancing Queen'' being the No. 1 song on the radio.</ref> 1977<br />
| related = [[List of Julie's Books|Julie's Series]]<br />
| related2 = After the events of ''[[The Silver Guitar]]''<br />
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'''Lost in the City''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Julie's Books|Julie's books.]]<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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===From the [[Central Series]]===<br />
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* [[Julie Albright]]<br />
* [[Ivy Ling]]<br />
* [[Daniel Albright]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
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* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Maia Albright|Maia Albright]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Gordon Marino|Gordon Marino]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Mrs. Marino|Mrs. Marino]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Uncle Lee|Uncle Lee]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (A-M)#Hannah|Hannah]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)#Irv and Gloria Shackley|Irv and Gloria Shackley]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Julie's Series (N-Z)#Pete|Pete]]<br />
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==Chapter By Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: Pretty Bird===<br />
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===Chapter Two: A Special Guest===<br />
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===Chapter Three: A Troubling Visit===<br />
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===Chapter Four: The White Sheet===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Missing!===<br />
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===Chapter Six: Parrot Pursuit===<br />
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===Chapter Seven: Confessions===<br />
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===Chapter Eight: Likely Suspects===<br />
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===Chapter Nine: A Terrible Discovery===<br />
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===Chapter Ten: The Fire-Escape Feat===<br />
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===Chapter Eleven: Getting Some Answers===<br />
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===Chapter Twelve: A Parrot's Song===<br />
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===Chapter Thirteen: Bananas===<br />
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===Chapter Fourteen: The Escape Artist===<br />
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===Chapter Fifteen: Reunited===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]===<br />
Discusses the wild parrots of [[Wikipedia:Telegraph Hill, San Francisco|Telegraph Hill]] and the increase in vegetarianism during the 1970s. Topics covered:<br />
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* African Grey parrots' contributions to studies on understanding bird intelligence<br />
* [http://alexfoundation.org/alex/Alex Alex], an African Grey parrot who learned to speak over a hundred English words and recognize colors and shapes<br />
* The capture of wild parrots from tropical forests during the 1970s for sale as pets<br />
* The [http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/wildbrd.html Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992] banning the importation of wild-caught exotic birds into the United States for commercial purposes<br />
* The bond between captive parrots and their owners, and the care and demands required of parrots most people are not able to handle<br />
* Stories of feral parrots living in Telegraph Hill, with [http://www.avianweb.com/whitewingedparakeets.html canary-winged parakeets] in the 1970s and [http://www.avianweb.com/cherryheadconure.html cherry-headed conures] since the 1990s<br />
* The [http://www.animalswitchboard.org/ Animal Switchboard], an all-volunteer animal welfare and assistance organization founded by Grace and Virginia Handley in 1970<br />
* The increased awareness in animal and environmental welfare leading to a rise in vegetarianism during the 1970s<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Julie Albright]]<br />
[[Category:Julie's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Mysteries]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Character Mysteries]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2013]]<br />
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