Based on Louise May Alcott's childhood, this lively portrait of 19th-century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers.

Presents the beloved classic augmented with historical perspectives, archival information about the Alcott family, and more than two hundred curated illustrations, classic images, and film stills.

In 1861, war is raging in the South, but in Concord, Massachusetts, Margaret March has her own battles to fight. With her husband serving as an army chaplain, the comfort and security of Margaret's four daughters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, now rest on her shoulders alone. Money is tight and every month, her husband sends less and less of his salary with no explanation. Worst of all, Margaret harbors the secret that these financial hardships are largely...

"Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are having a really tough year: Not only is their father overseas with the military and their mother working overtime to make ends meet, but each girl is struggling with her own unique problems. Whether it's school woes, health issues, boy troubles or simply feeling lost, the March sisters all need the same thing: support from each other. By coming together -- and sharing lots of laughs and tears -- these four young women find...

"A reimagining of Little Women set in the spring of 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the Second World War, this story, told from each March sister's point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery"--

Jo March has always loved writing. She'ss entertained her three sisters - Meg, the oldest; then Beth; and Amy, the youngest - with made-up stories for years. But when eight grade starts, Jo knows it's time to get serious about her craft. She does start a blog, but is anyone even reading it? So when Freddie, a girl on the school newspaper, asks her to join, Jo know it's the perfect chance to see if she has what it takes. But even with Freddie cheering...