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Little Women [abridged - Classic Starts]

by Deanna McFadden, Lucy Corvino (Illustrator)

Other authors: Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Pober (Afterword)

Series: Classic Starts

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An abridged version of the novel chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
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Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, set in New England during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Little girls, especially, love following the adventures of the four March sisters--Meg, Beth, Amy, and most of all, the tomboy Jo--as they experience the joys and disappointments, tragedies and triumphs, of growing up. This simpler version captures all the charm and warmth of the original.
  PlumfieldCH | Sep 23, 2023 |
I read Little Women and I really liked it. It was about 4 girls and how they have grown up. They go through all sorts of different adventures. The 4 girls are Meg, the oldest and most mature, Josephine (Jo), the second oldest , a tomboy and a little less mature, Beth, the second youngest, nicest with a big heart, and Amy, the youngest, a spoiled self centered girl. If you like hearing about people's lives and how they grow up, I think this book is for you. ( )
  EGeraci | Nov 11, 2013 |
Little Women, is about the lives of four sisters. It deals with the themes of true love and work. I love this book, because this book is reflective of my family, in that I have three sisters. I would use this book to teach children the importance of family, and working hard. This book has been re-told, by Deanna McFadden, and is now more readable to young children. I would suggest this book to children around grade 5 and up. ( )
  JaclynPoe | Oct 24, 2012 |
Christmas time is a greeting season. Hi, I’m Beth. I’m glad we have father and mother, even though we are poor. However, my sisters Jo, Margaret, and Amy disagree with me; they just want pretty things like other lucky girls have. Our father was sent to war, and leaving us behind, while our mother helps send food and clothes to our soldiers. One day, my sister Amy got in trouble for eating her classmates’ pickled limes, which had been forbidden. Her teacher CANED her hands in front of the entire class. When she got home, she found out that Jo was going out for a play without her, she was even ANGRIER than ever, and she burned Jo’s notebook, which was full of written stories, it was one of the most precious items to Jo, some of them were good enough to publish. Jo was mindedly furious. How does Amy conquer her fault? Will Jo forgive her? Will our family’s harmony shatter into pieces? If you want to find out about our fortune, you will have to read “LITTLE WOMEN” by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT.
  sasgrade4 | Feb 12, 2010 |
Little Women is about Jo,Amy,Beth and Meg March. Their father is in the war so he is not with them for christmas. The March sister's are poor and ( )
  rsteinberg | Nov 29, 2010 |
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McFadden, Deannaprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Corvino, LucyIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Alcott, Louisa Maysecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pober, ArthurAfterwordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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