by Maureen Johnson
Fun, fun, fun. A quirky family, and eccentric and scary rich hotel guest, first love, Hamlet, and a hot summer in NYC. Theater fans will love it because while Johnson doesn't try to explain how actors do their work, she does clearly understand that it is work, and she has a respect for the hard work...
Wow... I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. It was actually pretty good. This is my first novel that I've read by Maureen Johnson and I am not disappointed in picking this book up. Mind you, there are some things that I found a bit annoying but that didn't deter me from finishing ...
I wasn't as pulled into this book as I was with 13 Little Blue Envelopes, nor does it have an easy "sell line" like the other does. Scarlett lives in an aging art deco hotel with her family. The hotel has been struggling for ages and her parents have been laying off staff to the point that each chil...
Enjoyable diversion. With theatre!
Honestly, I didn't really like this book. I just couldn't get into it.
I love Maureen Johnson. She falls somewhere between Sarah Dessen & Laurie Halse Anderson, teens put in real life situations but not as depressing as Anderson can be. In this book Scarlett is turning 15 years old. She lives in the Hopewell Hotel with her family that runs it. Scarlett is depressed...
One of those books that’s very fun and packs a more powerful punch than I realized at first. I agree with someone else (Leila?) that Scarlett’s family feels like one of those classic Melendy types that’s a little (a lot) quirky, but AWESOME at the same time. [March 2010]
Oh, sweet fluffy chocolate-coated Maureen Johnson goodness for my brain. (Not actual Maureen Johnson covered in chocolate. I don’t need to give her any more ideas.) I wasn’t sure how much I would like this book when I first picked it up, but it grew on me very quickly.This is one of her more romance...
yaay! i loved it!!! :D maureen johnson rocks. like all of her other books, it was original and interesting, charming, enjoyable ... all that good happy stuff. i highly recommend this and all of her books. :)
Scarlett Martin is a ordinary teenager who lives in New York City except that her family owns a hotel in the heart of NYC. A decrepit rundown hotel called the Hopewell. Her older brother, Spencer, is a out of work actor. Lola, her older sister has a society boyfriend and a realistic nature. Marlene,...
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