Madeleine Altimari is a sassy, smart-mouthed nine-year-old and an aspiring jazz
singer, inwardly mourning the recent death of her mother. Little does she know t
hat on Christmas Eve Eve she is about to have the most extraordinary day - and n
ight - of her life. After bravely facing down some mean-spirited classmates and
a galling rejection at school, Madeleine doggedly searches for Philadelphia's le
gendary jazz club The Cat's Pajamas, where she's determined to make her on-stage
debut.
Meanwhile, her fifth grade teacher Sarina Greene is nervously looking
forward to a dinner party that will reunite her with an old high school crush.
And across town at The Cat's Pajamas, club owner Jack Lorca discovers that his b
eloved haunt may have to close forever ...As these three lost souls search for l
ove, music and hope on the snow-covered streets of Philadelphia, together they w
ill discover life's endless possibilities over the course of one magical night.
A vivacious, charming and moving debut, 2am At The Cat's Pajamas will swell your
heart and have you laughing out loud.
