Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Louisa May Alcott created a story that impresses through its simplicity and is able to help teenagers regain their trust and self-confidence even today. Exploring themes that revolve around family issues, being disregarded and rejected by friends, and the struggles of a young girl in the big city, An Old-Fashioned Girl is a tale that girls and women are able to closely identify with, many having been able to find solace in Alcott's fascinating and...

The cows try to keep the other animals out of a just-built barn at a New England farm, insisting that they are the only animals allowed.

Abandoned by his mother in an Acadia National Park campground, Jack tries to make his way back to Boston before anyone figures out what is going on, with only a small toy elephant for company.

A young woman brought up in Barbados comes to live with her uncle in Connecticut, and finds their Puritan way of life difficult after her unconventional upbringing.

Someone is leaving books on their doorsteps. Each comes with a mysterious message asking them to read the book and do something new. The four friends now have a secret girls -only book club. Who's sending these packages? And what will the next book be? The girls can't wait to find out.

Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family.

Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.

Sorrel Sparrow, an American nursery owner with a rare gift with plants, jumps at the chance to help revive a run-down Shakespearean garden on a country estate in England. The ancestral home of Sir Graham Kirkwood and his wife, Stella, the Kirkwood Hall garden exudes a sense of heartbreak, betrayal and enchantment. As Sorrel becomes intrigued with the house's haunting history-- and the owner's brother-in-law-- she slowly unravels the ancient garden's...