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Scarlett’s family operates and lives in a run-down hotel in New York City. Their life is just getting back to normal after hosting a thrilling run of Hamlet in their hotel. Scarlett, 15, is nursing a painful and fruitless crush she has on one of the actors in Hamlet. In her after school hours, she works for an eccentric theater agent. Scarlett’s beautiful older sister has broken up with her rich boyfriend, and is unmoored at 18. Their older brother is an actor, who is about to experience his 15 minutes of fame. And their little sister, a cancer survivor, is busy working on being a diva. While the parents are on the periphery of this story, the siblings are quite involved in each other’s lives, though I was disappointed that each of their unrelated stories don’t mesh well in the end. This is a sequel to Scarlett Suite, and I was often aware it was a sequel. The emotional ground built into the first book is not well recreated here, so I recommend starting with the first book. However, the quirky characters, clever dialogue, and occasional slapstick humor, make the book unpredictable and fun. For readers grade 7 and up.
John Schwartz is a journalist at The New York Times and he’s also quite short for a man: 5’3”. The book he has written asks: “Is being a short male a life-long disadvantage?” He answers this question with a resounding “no” in a variety of ways, and with plenty of humor. He looks critically at the scientific studies that have been done on height in relation to success, lists successful short males, and looks at the growth hormone industry. He shows the reader how to frame shortness in positive or neutral ways, how to deal with bullies, and how to make a life that’s meaningful and enjoyable and not determined by height. Though the book appears to be for younger readers, due to the picture of a young boy on the cover and the unusually large font, this book’s depth and humor is intended for teen readers. Grades 7 and up.
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