Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Suite Scarlett


Suite Scarlett
By: Maureen Johnson

p. 353

Point Publications


ISBN-10: 0545096324
ISBN-13: 978-0545096324

Annotation

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Marvin is stuck in New York City for the summer working at her quirky family's historic hotel, but her out-of-work actor brother's attractive new friend and a seasonal guest who offers her an intriguing and challenging writing project improves her outlook.


Summary

The Hopewell Hotel has been in the family for many generations. However, after many years of declining business the hotel is on the verge of ruin and its up to Scarlett Martin and her siblings to save it from disaster.

Spencer and Scarlett are as close as any two siblings can get, and as Spencer dreams of being an actor, Scarlett knows that he only has a short period before his family forces him to accept the culinary scholarship. While Spencer knows that Scarlett dreams of having adventures of her own, but has resigned herself to act as the personal assistant for the aging actress whom has taken residence in the Empire Suite of the hotel, if that means through her money the hotel can stay in operation.

Through the antics of the Martin clan, this may be the summer no one ever forgets. Who knows it may even lead to a little adventure for Scarlett.

This novel will be sure to delight even the most resistant readers and with Scarlett's humor and wit readers will enjoy their stay at the Hopewell Hotel.




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