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Classic Retellings - Little Women: A Retelling

Paperback

Bestselling author Laura Wood brings the adventures of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy to even more readers in this beautiful retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age classic.

Little Women, the charming story of the brave and resilient March sisters, has been adored by generations of readers who have identified with the struggles of kind and pretty Meg; gentle, delicate Beth; precocious, artistic Amy; and of course wild, tomboyish Jo, determined to forge her own path and become a writer. Follow the girls as they come of age during the American Civil War and fall in love with the story all over again in this retelling by award-winning writer Laura Wood.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-80090-179-7

Interest age

11+

Reading age

9

Publication Date

06-04-2023

Format

Paperback

Pages

128 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

Bestselling author Laura Wood brings the adventures of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy to even more readers in this beautiful retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age classic.

Little Women, the charming story of the brave and resilient March sisters, has been adored by generations of readers who have identified with the struggles of kind and pretty Meg; gentle, delicate Beth; precocious, artistic Amy; and of course wild, tomboyish Jo, determined to forge her own path and become a writer. Follow the girls as they come of age during the American Civil War and fall in love with the story all over again in this retelling by award-winning writer Laura Wood.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.

Author

Laura Wood, Cover design by Helen Crawford-White

Laura Wood is a bestselling and award-winning author of books for children and young adults. She has a PhD in English Literature from the University of Warwick and in 2014 was awarded the the Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children’s Writing. Laura’s books include the Poppy Pym series, Vote for Effie, and A Sky Painted Gold.

Imprint

Barrington Stoke

ISBN

978-1-80090-179-7

Reading age

9

Interest age

11+

Publication Date

06-04-2023

Format

Paperback

Pages

128 pages

Dimensions

130x198mm

Product Description

Bestselling author Laura Wood brings the adventures of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy to even more readers in this beautiful retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age classic.

Little Women, the charming story of the brave and resilient March sisters, has been adored by generations of readers who have identified with the struggles of kind and pretty Meg; gentle, delicate Beth; precocious, artistic Amy; and of course wild, tomboyish Jo, determined to forge her own path and become a writer. Follow the girls as they come of age during the American Civil War and fall in love with the story all over again in this retelling by award-winning writer Laura Wood.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.

Author

Laura Wood, Cover design by Helen Crawford-White

Laura Wood is a bestselling and award-winning author of books for children and young adults. She has a PhD in English Literature from the University of Warwick and in 2014 was awarded the the Montegrappa Scholastic Prize for New Children’s Writing. Laura’s books include the Poppy Pym series, Vote for Effie, and A Sky Painted Gold.

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