Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Penguin Random House UK, ISBN 9780241735329
REVIEWED BY AZAADI KAUR, 8, USA
Azaadi Kaur reviewed her own copy of this book.
Little Women’s main characters are the four March sisters. Their names are Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Meg is the oldest and prefers pretty things. Jo, the second oldest, is bold and likes to read. Next is Beth who is faithful, shy, and likes the piano, and the youngest is Amy, who likes to draw.
When the story starts, we learn that their father has gone out to war. He was the main person earning money for the family, but because he was away, the March family does not have much money.
The book is about the challenges they face as the sisters grow up and become young women. I’m pretty sure that this is where the book gets its title. Most of the time, the book takes place in the little hut where the girls live.
The parts of the books that I really like are when sometimes the sisters learn new lessons that help transform them into even better people. I learned from them about the importance of telling the truth and to report problems immediately any time they come up.
My favorite part of the book is when the girls do a good deed and someone else is really kind back to them. I like it because it shows how one act of kindness can trigger or spark another act of kindness. (And another, and another, and another.)
I would recommend the full book to ages 8–12 and the short story version to ages 6–9.
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