Pros: As a big fan of the original novel, I enjoyed seeing how Terciero stayed true to the essence of the story while realistically updating just about everything. The theme of family love is still strong, though, and sustains all four girls as they make their way through a tumultuous year. There are some plot modifications from the original (a few spoiler alerts): Jo comes out as gay Beth gets leukemia and almost dies (whew!) Meg breaks up with Brooks and decides to pursue a career as a lawyer. Mom (you may know her as Marmee) helps them get some perspective by serving meals in a soup kitchen on the way home, they meet their wealthy neighbor and his grandson Laurie. In the opening scenes, the four girls are trying to survive a Christmas without presents while their military father is overseas. In this version, the Marches are a blended family, with a black father of Meg, a white mother of Jo, and biracial daughters Beth and Amy who share both parents. Summary: If the names Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are familiar to you, you will recognize this as a modern-day retelling of the just-turned-150 book Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Though she loves to fight with her sisters, her tough exterior protects a vulnerable heart that worries about her family's future.Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
But with a guitar in hand, she finds a courage that inspires her siblings to seize the day and not take life for granted.Īmy may be the baby of the family, but she has the biggest personality. Her passion for writing gives her an outlet to feel worthy in the eyes of her friends and family.īeth is the shy sister with a voice begging to be heard. Jo pushes her siblings to be true to themselves, yet feels like no one will accept her for who she truly is. She dreams of marrying rich, enjoying fabulous clothes and parties, and leaving her five-floor walk-up apartment behind. Meg is the eldest March, and she has a taste for the finer things in life.
Only by coming together-and sharing lots of laughs and tears-will these four young women find the courage to discover who they truly are as individuals.and as a family. Whether it's school woes, health issues, boy troubles, or simply feeling lost, the March sisters all need the same thing: support from each other. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are having a really tough year: with their father serving in the military overseas, they must work overtime to make ends meet.and each girl is struggling in her own way. Little Women with a twist: four sisters from a blended family experience the challenges and triumphs of life in NYC in this beautiful full-color graphic novel perfect for fans of Roller Girl and Smile.
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