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Jo's Story
By Pfeffer, Susan Beth & Alcott, Louisa M.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38532-523-3
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1998
Gr 3-5 As hard as it must be to write a sequel or prequel to one's own book, it must be doubly difficult to write a new story using someone else's creations, especially such well-known characters as the March girls. Pfeffer offers a slight story that takes place before Alcott's book; it's set when the girls are younger (Jo is 10), before the war and Pa's absence from home. The family members seem familiar, but the language of the story is simplified. Missing is the slightly acerbic, yet sentimental voice of Alcott...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
