Little Women

At Christmas the four March girls decide that they will all try hard to be good, and never ti be cross, or lazy, or selfish again. Meg, the oldest, won't complain about her job or not having pretty dresses. Jo won't argue and get angry and run wild like a boy. Shy Beth will try hard to be braver, and little Amy will think less of herself and more of other people. They don't always succeed, of course, and sometimes there are arguments and secrets and angry tears. But there is also laughter and fun, and soon a new friend Laurie, the rich and lonely boy next door. 

 They are the happiest girls in America. They are lonely because their father is participating in the Civil War, as father are proud of their daughters when they come back home, they are trying to make a good girl. This story has been loved for over 100 years, so please read this book !

Alcott, Lousia May (2000)
Oxford: Oxford BookWorms Library