The Fashion Disaster

That must be Lola's cue
, Nancy thought.

She saw Bess at the end of the runway, waving a biscuit high. Lola's ears perked up. But instead of walking toward the biscuit, she just looked at it!

The audience stared at Lola.

“Come on, Lola!” Nancy whispered. “Work it!”

Bess waved the biscuit faster and faster. George ran over to help. She snapped her fingers to get Lola to come. But Lola stood frozen, like a big white poodle statue!

Nancy gulped.

Something was wrong. Terribly wrong!

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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Text copyright © 2007 by Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Illustrations copyright © 2007 by Macky Pamintuan

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First Aladdin Paperbacks edition February 2007

Library of Congress Control Number 2006929352

ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-3485-1

ISBN-10: 1-4169-3485-5

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“It's like a real, live fashion show!” eight-year-old Nancy Drew said to her two best friends.

Bess Marvin and George Fayne smiled and looked down at a pug dog on a leash. He was dressed in striped overalls and matching doggy booties.

“Except in
this
fashion show the models have four legs instead of two.” Bess giggled.

It was Saturday, the day of the Cool Canines Fashion Show in River Heights Park. Mr. Drew had driven the girls to the park and agreed to meet them by the fashion show stage before showtime. Nancy was extra excited because
her Labrador puppy, Chocolate Chip, was a model in the show.

“Isn't Chip totally stylin' in her doggy denim outfit?” Nancy asked. “It's from the Funky Fido Boutique.”

George bent down to straighten Chip's cap. “Chip looks totally fetching,” she said. “Fetch . . . dog . . . get it?”

Bess rolled her blue eyes. “That's the fifth dog joke today, George,” she said. “One more and I'll start calling you Georgia!”

“No, thank you!” George said, tossing her dark curls. She hated being called by her real name.

As the girls walked through the park, Nancy couldn't believe her eyes. The park looked so festive! Colorful balloons fluttered from a long runway built just for the fashion show.

“Do you think dogs like wearing clothes?” George asked. She was more into booting up computers than picking out new boots. But her cousin Bess was the total opposite.

“Who doesn't like new clothes?” Bess asked. She twirled to show off her yellow jeans and daisy print top. “Check out my new spring outfit.”

“It's nice,” Nancy said. “But aren't you afraid of getting dog hairs on it?”

“Dog hairs? I laugh at dog hairs!” Bess said. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a hairbrush. It was wrapped with tape, sticky side up.

“What is that?” George asked.

“It's my Hairy Fairy Wand!” Bess said. “I built it to pick up dog and cat hairs from clothes and furniture.”

“Sweet!” Nancy said. She was proud of her two friends. Bess could build or fix anything. George was a computer whiz and proud of it. All three of them were great at solving mysteries. They had even started their own detective club called the Clue Crew. But today wouldn't be about cracking cases. It would be about walking on the runway!

“Look!” George said. “There's something you don't see every day.”

Nancy turned to see where George was pointing. A bright-pink trailer was parked under a tree. Written on the side in fancy silver letters was the name L
OLA
.

“Isn't Lola that poodle who models for cards and calendars?” Bess asked. “The one they call the Diva Dog?”

“That's the one,” Nancy said. “I heard Lola's the star of the fashion show today.”

“That's
superstar
!” a voice piped up.

Nancy's reddish blond hair whipped in the air as she spun around. She saw two girls standing there, and sitting on the ground between them was Lola—the famous Diva Dog!

The big white poodle was dressed in a pink chiffon skirt and cape fastened with a pearl collar. She also wore a sparkly tiara on her furry head.

“It's Lola!” George exclaimed.

“May I pet her?” Nancy asked.

“Don't even think of it,” said one of the girls, who had wavy blond hair. “Lola just had a raw egg shampoo!”