1832-1888

In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women.".

Recounts the efforts of Louisa May Alcott's family to establish a utopian community known as Fruitlands in Massachusetts in 1843, as seen through the eyes of the shy eleven-year-old girl next door.

Biographies of selected children's authors, illustrators, television and sports stars and world figures.

Chronicles the life of Louisa May Alcott, discussing her childhood, the impact her father's self-indulgent utopian plans had on her life, the family's financial troubles and frequent moves, her schooling, her years as a nurse during the Civil War, her writing achievements, the health problems that plagued her, and other related topics.

Traces the life of the nineteenth-century American author who wrote "Little Women" and its sequels.

The real "Marmee" from Louisa May Alcott's book, Little Women, is her mother. Using the Alcotts' intimate diaries and other private family papers recently discovered in a family attic shows that Abigail May Alcott was a gifted writer and thinker and she fought for universal civil rights, an end to slavery, and women's suffrage.

The summer of 1855 was an important one for Louisa May Alcott. At the age of twenty-two, she longs to free herself from family and societal constraints and do what she loves most. But love complicates her decision and she finds she must make a difficult choice. Mixing fact and fiction, this novel re-creates that summer.

Relates events in author Louisa May Alcott's tenth year, 1843, when her family moved from Boston to a farm where, along with an odd assortment of idealists, they try to establish a community based on equality and love.

Louisa May Alcott and her family not only give away their much anticipated Christmas dinner, but they also celebrate the holiday by sharing in many other ways.

The story of Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women, " describing her childhood, family, and early career experiences.