Little Men

Retold from the Louisa May Alcott
original by Deanna McFadden

Illustrated by Dan Andreasen

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McFadden, Deanna.

Little men / retold from the Louisa May Alcott original ; abridged by Deanna McFadden ; illustrated by Dan Andreasen ; afterword by Arthur Pober.

     p. cm.

Summary: An abridged version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that 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.

ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-5423-4

ISBN-10: 1-4027-5423-X

[1. Boarding schools—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Family life—New England—Fiction. 4. New England—History—19th century—Fiction.] I. Andreasen, Dan, ill. II. Alcott, Louisa May, 1832–1888. Little men. III. Title.

PZ7.M4784548Lh 2009

[Fic]—dc22

2008003165

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Published by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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Text copyright © 2009 by Deanna McFadden
Illustrations copyright © 2009 by Dan Andreasen
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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1:
Nat Comes to Plumfield

CHAPTER 2:
Nat’s First Night

CHAPTER 3:
A Happy Sunday

CHAPTER 4:
Nat Settles In

CHAPTER 5:
Patty-Pans

CHAPTER 6:
Another New Boy!

CHAPTER 7:
Here Comes Naughty Nan

CHAPTER 8:
Daisy’s Ball

CHAPTER 9:
Home Again

CHAPTER 10:
Uncle Laurie’sVisit

CHAPTER 11:
The Huckleberry Adventure

CHAPTER 12:
The Storm after the Calm

CHAPTER 13:
Willow Trees and Energetic Colts!

CHAPTER 14:
Thanksgiving and the Fun Fall Months

What Do You Think?

Afterword

Classic Starts Library