When Scarlett Martin turns 15, she is given the key to her very own hotel suite...to take care of. You see, Scarlett's family owns a hotel in New York City, which sounds very glamorous, but is actually hard work...and not a very financially successful enterprise as of late. The tradition is to give each of their children a hotel suite to be responsible for when they reach 15, and when Scarlett is given the Empire Suite, she also inherits an unusual, generous, and demanding guest named Mrs. Amberson. As if that's not enough, Scarlett's older sister is having love life problems, her older brother may have to give up his dream of acting, her younger sister has survived cancer to become a brat, and her parents have had to dismiss all the other employees at the hotel. Scarlett's guest Mrs. Amberson, a wealthy ex-actress and wannabe author, hires Scarlett as her assistant and in no time at all has involved herself in Scarlett's family's problems, including helping her aspiring actor brother by taking over the direction of a play.
This book is fast-paced and lots of fun--among the best of the genre. Author Maureen Johnson accurately portrays the confusion of first love and the intricate dynamics of sisters and brothers. The end result is a witty, sweet, charming book with an extremely likeable cast of characters.
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