{"product_id":"little-women-paperback-10","title":"Little Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaurie Halse Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimeless in its evocation of idealized family life and robustly enduring, \u003cb\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/b\u003e is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children's stories of all time. Originally written as a \"girls\" story, its appeal transcends the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young readers. For this is a beguiling story of happiness and hope, of the joys of companionship, domestic harmony and infinite mother love, all seen through the life of the March family. But which of the four March sisters to love best? For every reader must have their favorite. Independent, tomboyish Jo; delicate, loving Beth; pretty, kind Meg, or precocious and beautiful Amy, the baby of the family? \u003cb\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/b\u003e was an instant success when first published in 1868, and followed only a year later by the sequel, \u003cb\u003eLittle Wives\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1832, the second of four daughters of Abigail May Alcott and Bronson Alcott, the prominent Transcendentalist thinker and social reformer. Raised in Concord, Massachusetts, and educated by her father, Alcott early on came under the influence of the great men of his circle: Emerson, Hawthorne, the preacher Theodore Parker, and Thoreau. From her youth, Louisa worked at various tasks to help support her family: sewing, teaching, domestic service, and writing. Between 1863 and 1869, she published several anonymous and pseudonymous Gothic romances and lurid thrillers. But fame came with the publication of her Little Women (1868- 69), a novel based on the childhood adventures of the four Alcott sisters, which received immense popular acclaim and brought her financial security as well as the conviction to continue her career as a writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of Little Women's popularity, she brought out \u003ci\u003eAn Old- Fashioned Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (1870), \u003ci\u003eLittle Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1871), \u003ci\u003eEight Cousins\u003c\/i\u003e (1875), \u003ci\u003eRose in Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e (1876), \u003ci\u003eJo's Boys\u003c\/i\u003e (1886), and other books for children, as well as two adult novels, \u003ci\u003eMoods\u003c\/i\u003e (1864) and \u003ci\u003eWork\u003c\/i\u003e (1873). An active participant in the women's suffrage and temperance movements during the last decade of her life, Alcott died in Boston in 1888, on the day her father was buried. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Halse Anderson \u003c\/b\u003ehas received both the Margaret Edwards Award and the ALAN Award for her contributions to young adult literature. She has also been honored by the National Coalition Against Censorship in recognition of her fight to combat the censoring of literature. She is the author of the groundbreaking National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor Book \u003ci\u003eSpeak\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also author of the critically acclaimed YA books \u003ci\u003eProm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwisted\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatalyst\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWintergirls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Knife of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSHOUT\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also authored a number of middle grade titles including the \u003ci\u003eVet Volunteers series; Fever 1793\u003c\/i\u003e; and the historical fiction Seeds of America trilogy, which includes \u003ci\u003eForge, \u003c\/i\u003ean ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and the National Book Award finalist and Scott O'Dell Award winner \u003ci\u003eChains. \u003c\/i\u003eShe and her husband live in northern New York State. Follow Laurie on Twitter @halseanderson and visit her at madwomanintheforest.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769545294112,"sku":"9780593118092","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d00db4012c1eaf9db0b2345b4dcf92e.webp?v=1780350548","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/little-women-paperback-10","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}