His name is Spencer Martin. He's older than me - he's 19. He's got an amazing sense of humor and rarely fails to make me laugh out loud. He can cook, and he's an actor - physical comedy. Basically he does all sorts of awesome stunts that are really funny and take a lot of talent, and he's not afraid to speak his mind in front of people or be onstage. This is a very admirable quality. Also, Spencer is sweet, and he's nice to his siblings (definitely a good thing) and he's very protective of his younger sisters (he has 3) and he's polite and respectful but not afraid to try things and he definitely has a sense of adventure. Summary: he's amazing.
Unfortunately, he's also completely fictional. He's from Maureen Johnson's made-of-absolute-awesome novel SUITE SCARLETT. The crazy part? Spencer isn't even the love interest. He's Scarlett's older brother.
SUITE SCARLETT is about a girl named Scarlett Martin. Her family owns a hotel in New York City, but business has been bad and the family is running low on money ever since her younger sister Marlene's cancer treatment. Her older brother Spencer (who you've heard quite a bit about already >_>) is an actor who has a scholarship to a culinary school but would much rather act because that's what he's really great at and it's his passion. Meanwhile, Scarlett's older sister Lola is working hard to help the family and dating a rich guy that none of the siblings except Marlene really likes.
On each Martin's fifteenth birthday, she (or he, in Spencer's case) becomes responsible for one of the hotel's suites. Scarlett gets the fabulous Empire Suite - and also gets a long-term guest, the eccentric and baffling Mrs. Amberson. Around the same time, Spencer gets a part in a play. He also gets a cast-mate, Eric, who Scarlett may or may not be very interested in... so, naturally, Scarlett is about to have one of the craziest summers she can imagine.
I absolutely adored this book. I really did. SUITE SCARLETT made me laugh out loud. No, seriously - KD, ES, CJ, and AF were giving me strange looks as I sat in one of the cushy chairs in the library, giggling manically over this book. But despite the hilarity, it also had its "aww!!!" moments. And the characters are so real and believable and amazing and you cannot help but love them. It was a really really really fantastic novel and I absolutely recommend it. Also, I'ma brag for a minute and mention that I met the author very briefly in November. She's very nice, and she wrote one of the pep talks for NaNoWriMo (which I'm entirely sure you'll hear more about later). Anyway, you can (and should!) find out more about SUITE SCARLETT, Maureen Johnson, and her other books at her website and her blog. Oh, and because it would just be wrong of me to blog without posting the book cover.... here tis:
Cute, yes? At least, I think so.
Now, I realize this post is getting a bit lengthy, but I just have a couple more things I want to say. First, the speakers on my computer randomly started working again. So I still have no CD drive, but I have sound. This is a definite plus. Maybe technology isn't quite as evil as I thought. Second, I apologize for not posting last night, but I was too busy having a fantastic time with CJ, KD, AF, ES, ZH, NG, and Ducky. I love y'all! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Third (and last), technology may not be as evil as I thought it was, but the internet is still an insane place. I had to turn off comments on my old blog because I kept getting these spam comments from random companies - "Hello, I bet you would like to find out how to get X Magic Product!" Everything from insurance salespeople to the company that sells Viagra. I mean really. So, no more comments on that one. (Don't worry, comments are still welcome here. Unless you're trying to sell me something I do not want or need.)
And now, I'm going to stop this post, because it is getting quite long and I suspect I'll be rambling soon. Next thing you know I'll be writing a whole long string of paragraphs about prom dresses and Disney songs and how I should probably be doing homework. I'll write more later (i.e. tomorrow), when I'm less likely to be incapable of shutting up. As Tigger says, TTFN: Ta Ta for Now!
Love,
Bex
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