Title: Little Men
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Genre: Classic, Fiction,
Boys, Adventure, Family, Sequel, Christian
Plot: Jo March, the reckless
headstrong writer from Little Women returns
as a married woman with two babies of her own and a whole school full of boys
to take care of. She and her professor husband take in boarders {some rich to
pay the bills, some orphaned and in need of care, love and a safe environment
to grow up in}. In addition to their charges and their own children, the couple
also has the professor's teenage nephews and Meg's adorable twins, Daisy and
Demi. The new kid on the block, Nat, discovers the workings of the school
{whose nice, whose not, etc.} and makes a friend in Tommy and Daisy whom he
rather develops a crush on. But soon he's not the only newbie; a wild girl
named Nan and an even wilder boy named Dan soon arrive to help turn the school
topsy-turvy in this delightful classic story.
Likes/Dislikes: I loved
having a sequel featuring the March girls all grown up with husbands and babies
and households to manage. The boys were a rambunctious lot, Nat and Dan being
my favorites. Daisy was such a sweet little girl. I read this book out loud to
my siblings {one of the few we actually finished} and their favorite scene was
when Nan and little Teddy are lost in the woods and panic when Nan thinks a
harmless cow is a big scary bear. For some reason, my brothers loved that.
Rating: G- all ages. Highly
recommended.
Date Review Written: November
9th, 2015.
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