Louisa May Alcott

Little Men

J. T. Barbarese

Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.

Sarah Campbell

With the last words the circle narrowed till the good professor and his wife were taken prisoner by many arms, and half hidden by the bouquet of laughing young faces which surrounded them, proving that one plant had taken root and blossomed beautifully in all the little gardens. For love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.

When Demi returned to school, after some weeks at home, he seemed to have recovered from his loss with the blessed elasticity of childhood, and so he had in a measure; but he did not forget, for his was a nature into which thinks sank deeply, to be pondered over, and absorbed into the soil where the small virtues were growing fast. He played and studied, worked and sang, just as before, and few suspected any change; but there was one —and Aunt Jo saw it—for she watched over the boy with her whole heart, trying to fill John’s place in her poor way. He seldom spoke of his loss, but Aunt Jo often heard a stifled sobbing in the little bed at night; and when she went to comfort him, all his cry was, “I want my father! Oh, I want my father!" — for the tie between the two had been a very tender one and the child's heart bled when it was broken. But time was kind to him, and slowly he came to feel that father was not lost, only invisible for a while, and sure to be found again, well and strong and fond as ever, even though his little son should see the purple asters blossom on his grave many, many times before they met. To this belief Demi held fast, and in it found both help and comfort, because it led him unconsciously through a tender longing for the father whom he had seen to a childlike trust in the Father whom he had not seen. Both were in heaven, and he prayed to both, trying to be good for love of them.

"Could I see anybody's soul with this microscope if I looked hard?" asked Demi, who was much impressed with the power of the bit of glass.

“No, dear; it's not powerful enough for that, and never can be made so. You must wait a long while before your eyes are clear enough to see the most invisible of God's wonders. But looking at the lovely things you can see will help you to understand the lovelier things you cannot see," answered Uncle Fritz, with his hand on the boy's head.

The characters from Little Women grow up and begin new adventures at Plumfield, a progressive school founded by Jo and her husband, Professor Burr.

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Hannah Alexander 

What a cute read. I was well aware that this was written for children, but I still enjoyed it. I was sad to say goodbye to an original character from the Little Women novel, but it was a good way for his character to go, I suppose. Nonetheless, it was charming and cute.

Sarah Ryan

While I love 'Little Women', this was only ok. Felt more of a children's book in style of writing than an adult book and just failed to engage me.

Jessica Krcmarik

In all fairness, I was not a hardcore little women fan, but wanted to see if I liked this book as an adult as much as I did as a kid.

Verdict: Eeeeeeeh? ... I guess? Not particularly much happens and the Good Moral Character angle is brought up a lot, but I like seeing what the characters do after the first book and it’s interesting to see everyday life in the time period.

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Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys

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Deanna McFadden

An abridged version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.

Maureen

Brishti Basu

Elisabeth Bontrager

Özgür Özer

âe~We always allow one pillow-fight Saturday nightâe(tm) Did you ever wonder what happened to Jo March from Little Women? She grew up, of course, and followed her dream to become a writer. In addition, she opened a school, home to her two children and twelve other boys. Thereâe(tm)s accident-prone Tommy, bookish Demi, and greedy Stuffy. Into this large, unusual family arrives Nat âe" a skinny, nervous orphan boy with no schooling, just a fearless talent for the violin. Amid all the scrapes and japes of twelve rambunctious boys, can little Nat find his place at Plumfield? Includes exclusive material: In the 'Backstory' you can find out what inspired the author and test your knowledge of Joâe(tm)s enormous family... Vintage Childrenâe(tm)s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Aliceâe(tm)s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

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