The story of the remarkable March family, where everyone tries very hard to be good and do what's right, and they sometimes succeed.

Classics for Young Readers: These timeless children's classics have captured hearts for generations and have been carefully selected for our literature curriculum, grades 4-8. Each classic has a reproducible companion literature guide.

Author  Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) published Little Women in 1868. It was one of the first American novels to become a children's classic. Alcott edited the children's magazine Merry's Museum, as well as other classic short stories and literature for children.

Endorsement  “Recently I revisited Little Women, a book I’d read perhaps three dozen times in childhood. Reading again from a perspective of adulthood, I saw the profound influence this book has had on my morals, my values, my longing, and my dreams.” — Karen Wojahn