Classic Starts®: Little Women

Contributors

By Louisa May Alcott

Abridged by Deanna McFadden

Illustrated by Karl James Mountford

On Sale
Jan 17, 2023
Page Count
160 pages
Publisher
Union Square Kids
ISBN-13
9781454945383
Age Range
7–9

The beloved classic story of the March sisters, adapted for eager young readers.

Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, set during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Little Women follows 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.

The Classic Starts® series has sold more than 8 million copies since it launched in 2004. These abridged, kid-friendly editions are the perfect way to introduce beloved stories to the next generation. Each book includes discussion questions by Arthur Pober, EdD.

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Louisa May Alcott

About the Author

Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo’s Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.   

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