ABANDONED. children's book read in the 80s: a few girlfriends travel to NYC and an old lady that lives in a high rise apartment has a wild cat as a pet

[Sybilarin]

Fiction, children's book, young teen girl book, a few girlfriends travel to NYC and an old lady that lives in a high rise apartment has a wild cat as a pet. Adventurous story. I can't remember the author.. the title..
The cover was a cute water colored/colorful picture of the girlfriends I think..

[Ayshe]

I'm not sure if it fits, but your description reminded me of The Fat Lady's Ghost.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Sybilarin, please add some plot details to your header since a lot of people are also looking for older children's books. You need your thread to stand out.

[Kate]

Sybilarin, I added details to your header. Feel free to change it!

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Sybilarin, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

Sybilarin (OP) was last active on the site in October 2017.