Cindy P. (eclecticfirefly) - , reviewed on 5/21/2018 + 94 more book reviews

Cute story about a very precocious 9 year old. Her (deceased) mother was a jazz singer (among other things) and she aspires to be one too. Her father is almost completely out of the picture. He spends all day every day stuck in his room with the door locked. Madeleine pretty much takes care of herself, along with the help of neighbors and local shop owners who knew her mother. The Cat's Pajamas is a jazz club in town. It used to be the #1 club, but has been declining in recent years. The whole book takes place in just 1 day - Christmas Eve Eve.

I enjoyed the book. There is some bad language. When Madeleine sings, strange things happen, That part was kinda cool, but completely unbelievable. Just accept it and keep going.

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