'We always allow one pillow-fight Saturday night' Did you ever wonder what happened to Jo March from Little Women? She grew up, of course, and followed her dream to become a writer. In addition, she opened a school, home to her two children and twelve other boys. There's accident-prone Tommy, bookish Demi, and greedy Stuffy. Into this large, unusual family arrives Nat - a skinny, nervous orphan boy with no schooling, just a fearless talent for the violin. Amid all the scrapes and japes of twelve rambunctious boys, can ...
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'We always allow one pillow-fight Saturday night' Did you ever wonder what happened to Jo March from Little Women? She grew up, of course, and followed her dream to become a writer. In addition, she opened a school, home to her two children and twelve other boys. There's accident-prone Tommy, bookish Demi, and greedy Stuffy. Into this large, unusual family arrives Nat - a skinny, nervous orphan boy with no schooling, just a fearless talent for the violin. Amid all the scrapes and japes of twelve rambunctious boys, can little Nat find his place at Plumfield? Includes exclusive material: In the 'Backstory' you can find out what inspired the author and test your knowledge of Jo's enormous family... Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
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Seller's Description:
Good. No jacket. GC. The Thames Publishing. Unknown date but probably 1948. Regent Classics. Red hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover, small mark on the edge of the front cover) in GC, no Dj. Illustrated with a colour plate. Clean pages with small ink marks, nicks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. The book is in GC for its age with light shelf wear.278pp.
This is a follow-up to Little Women. It as all the sweetness of Little Women without having to taste anything bitter or sad. That may take away some of the sweetness of the book, but for a retreat from this sometimes rough world of ours it was a wonderful treat.