LITTLE WOMEN

The December pick for our book club is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.  Louisa May Alcott is an American novelist best known for the novel Little Women.  This book tells the story of the four March sisters as they grow up in New England during the 1800s.  Little Women has been adapted into a variety of formats including television, stage, and film.

Little Women Trilogy:
Little Women
Little Men
Jo's Boys

Want more of the March sisters?  Give one of these novels a try!

The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick - When the mothers of four 6th grade girls form a book club, the girls are obligated to join too.  Together they read and discuss Little Women and learn that they have more in common than they had thought.

Littler Women: A Modern Retelling by Laura Schaefer - This retelling of Little Women follows the March sisters as they make new friends, attend school dances, and develop first crushes.

Little Women and Werewolves by Porter Grand - This retelling of the classic, imagines a story in which Laurie is a werewolf.

The Spring Girls by Anna Todd - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy live on a military base in this retelling of a modern day version of Little Women.

The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly - This novel explores the lives of Jo March's descendants.  The adventures of Emma, Sophie, and Lulu create a contemporary family story that reflects the sisterly bond found in Little Women.

Little Woman in Blue by Jeannine Atkins - This is the story of May Alcott, Louisa's sister.  May dreams of painting a masterpiece and finding love too.  When she reads her sister's popular novel, Little Women, she is hurt by Louisa's portrayal of her as the Amy character.  She decides to prove her talent and moves away from her home to make a new life for herself.  Can she succeed in achieving her dreams?

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