Total Knockout: Tale of an Ex-Class President (mix)

The Hired Girl

The Lotterys Plus One

The Diamond Girls

Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child

The Willoughbys Return

Here in the Real World

The Secret Sisters

Remixed Classics

Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in So Many Beginnings, a warm and powerful YA remix of the classic novel Little Women, by national bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow.North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedpeople's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. Black people have begun building a community of their own, a refuge from the shadow of the "old life." It is where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with four young daughters:Meg, a teacher who longs to find love and start a family of her own.Jo, a writer whose words are too powerful to be contained.Beth, a talented seamstress searching for a higher purpose.Amy, a dancer eager to explore life outside her family's home.As the four March sisters come into their own as independent young women, they will face first love, health struggles, heartbreak, and new horizons. But they will face it all together.Praise for So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix"Morrow's ability to take the lingering stain of slavery on American history and use it as a catalyst for unbreakable love and resilience is flawless. That she has remixed a canonical text to do so only further illuminates the need to critically question who holds the pen in telling our nation's story." -Booklist, starred review"Bethany C. Morrow's prose is a sharpened blade in a practiced hand, cutting to the core of our nation's history. ... A devastatingly precise reimagining and a joyful celebration of sisterhood. A narrative about four young women who unreservedly deserve the world, and a balm for wounds to Black lives and liberty." -Tracy Deonn, New York Times-bestselling author of Legendborn"A tender and beautiful retelling that will make you fall in love with the foursome all over again." -Tiffany D. Jackson, New York Times-bestselling author of White Smoke and Grown

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Total Knockout: Tale of an Ex-Class President (mix)

Taylor Morris, 2008

The Hired Girl

Laura Amy Schlitz, 2015

The Lotterys Plus One

Emma Donoghue, Caroline Hadilaksono, 2017

The Diamond Girls

Jacqueline Wilson, 2004

Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child

Maria T. Lennon, 2013

The Willoughbys Return

Lois Lowry, 2020

Here in the Real World

Sara Pennypacker, 2020

The Secret Sisters

Avi, 2023