To whom would you recommend this book? Students who aren’t quite ready for the original yet or students who adore the classic and are curious about what it would look like as a modern retelling. The original is so much richer so, at times, it felt like the story was lacking a little or too condensed. I especially love all the recipes and craft ideas that pepper the book.Īnything you didn’t like about it? It’s hard to rewrite a classic, especially in around 200 pages. Some of the stories from the original book remain and are updated appropriately (the girls write a ‘zine instead of a play), but other stories are new to this version. The March sisters encounter new friends, challenges, school dances, and more in this fresh, modern retelling of the perennial classic, Little Women. The characters are translated beautifully to modern times. Littler Women A Modern Retelling by Laura Schaefer. I was enchanted by this sweet modern middle grade version of Little Women, however. I was prepared to dislike this book the original is one of my favorite books of all time. Littler Women follows the four girls, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in one calendar year as they begin to grow up.

March works at a community center and the four girls are much like their original counterparts except that their peers have cell phones. March is abroad with the Coast Guard Mrs. What did you like about the book? The classic Little Women is retold in modern times. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4

With a craft project or recipe at the end of every chapter, Littler Women is sure to become a cherished favorite.Littler Women: A Modern Retelling – L aura Schaefer, Simon & Schuster, (9781481487610 ), 2017 This sweet, contemporary take on part one of the beloved novel Little Women is the perfect introduction for young readers to the March family. Over the course of one year they get to know their neighbors the Lawrences, attend school dances and sleepovers, have first crushes, and grow closer as sisters, despite their differences. Thirteen-year-old Meg March and her sisters Jo (twelve), Beth (ten), and Amy (nine) are a close-knit group who share in one another’s hopes and dreams, as well as struggles and frustrations. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee Chalamet. The March sisters encounter new friends, challenges, school dances, and more in this fresh, “jazzed-up” ( Kirkus Reviews) modern retelling of the perennial classic, Little Women. A MODERN RETELLING, SCHAEFER, LAURA, 44000.00.

“A fun addition for…young Little Women fans.” - School Library Journal Soon to be a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, and Meryl Streep!

Littler Women by Laura Schaefer