From the author of Little Women: An American classic of young best friends in a rustic New England town. In postCivil War New England, thirteen-year-old Jack Minot and Janey Pecq are inseparable best friends who live next door to each other in the town of Harmony Village. The pair does everything togetherso much so that Janey is nicknamed Jill to fit the old childrens rhyme. One winter day, the friends share a sled down a treacherous hill and both end up injured and bedridden. Unable to go out and have fun, Jack, Jill, and their circle of friends begin to learn about more than the fun and games of their youth and discover what it means to grow upexploring their town, their hearts, and the big, wide world beyond for the first time. This charming, wistful coming-of-age tale, written twelve years after Louisa May Alcotts classic Little Women, examines the strange, tempestuous changes of adolescence with homespun heart and worldly wisdom.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 11-17 years.

There are 154 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Open Road Media Young Readers .

Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) wrote several classic novels inspired by her New England childhood, and was also active in the Suffragette movement.