Bigmama's
Donald Crews
Visiting Bigmama's house in the country, young Donald Crews finds his relatives full of news and the old place and its surroundings just the same as the year before.
Read Time: ~3.5 hr
Invincible Louisa
by Cornelia Meigs (1968)
About this book
Biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) from her happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston, to her success as a writer of such classics as Little Women in which she based her works on her own family life. Subsequently published under title: The Story of Louisa Alcott. amazon customer review Susan C. T. (November 17, 2015 - 5 of 5 stars) ''Great biography for young readers. I read this book when I was in third grade and loved it! I had read Little Women and Little Men. .My granddaughter and I went to see a production of Little Women. I have a set of Louisa May Alcott books that were my mother's and thought the biography would be a fitting part. Can't wait for my granddaughter to read all of the books!''
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story Era1800s / Victorian
Protagonist / CoreInvincible Louisa Lead Character
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