For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...

With two sons of her own and twelve orphan boys filling the informal school at Plumfield, Jo March couldn't be happier. But boys have a habit of getting into scrapes, even when they are being cared for by the warm and affectionate March family.