Alcott, Louisa May

Mientras el padre de la familia esta combatiendo en la guerra, la senora March y sus cuatro hijas intentan salir adelante a pesar de las dificultades economicas. Durante ese tiempo las "mujercitas", como carinosamente las llama su padre, se proponen convertirse en mejores personas, un objectivo que intentaran alcanzar a traves del trabajo, la amistad y la solidaridad.

The March girls, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy give up their Christmas breakfast to help a family poorer than their own.

Contains a collection of four short stories by Louisa May Alcott based upon her experiences both as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War and in her private life.

As they prepare for Christmas, the March sisters have a difficult time deciding what gifts to give Marmee. Taken from the first two chapters of "Little Women," with a new ending to the story.

Chronicles the joys and troubles of the four March sisters--Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth--as they grow into young ladies and marry in nineteenth-century New England.

Set in an English country manor, the story follows the turbulent fortunes of Edith Adelon, an impoverished Italian orphan whose loyalty and beauty win her the patronage of wealthy friends until a jealous rival contrives to rob her of her position. In the locket around her neck, she carries a secret about her birthright.

Rose returns home after two years of travel with her Uncle Alec to find herself suddenly surrounded by young men vying for her hand in marriage, but she vows to have nothing to do with romance until she has established her own independence and is sure she has found a man she can trust.