The Little Girl and The Cigarette

Scarlett is the third of four children in the Martin family. The Martins live in and manage a shabby hotel in NYC that dates back to the 1920s. When Scarlett turns 15, she is put in charge of one of the hotel's 27 rooms- the Empire Suite. Into this room moves Mrs. Amberson, a failed 1970s starlet who has returned to New York to write her memoirs. Soon, Scarlett is taking dictation, running around town with Mrs. Amberson, and getting caught up in her Auntie Mame-meets-Bianca Jagger adventures. In the midst of all this, Scarlett falls in love - or so she thinks - and it takes Mrs. Amberson to help her see the light. Praise for Suite Scarlett: Utterly winning, madcap Manhattan face, crafted with a winking, urbane narrative and tight, wry dialogue. - Booklist, starred review The authentic charm of the characters and the endearing sweetness of their odd familial relationships...make this light read worthwhile. - Kirkus Reviews Johnson keeps the laughs coming. - Horn Book