Little Women and Me - Book Review

Title ~ Little Women and Me
Series ~ Single Title
Author ~ Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Release Date ~ November 8, 2011
Age Group ~ Middle Grade
Publisher ~ Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
Source ~ The Teen {Book} Scene

GOODREADS SUMMARY

Emily is sick and tired of being a middle sister. So when she gets an assignment to describe what she'd change about a classic novel, Emily pounces on Little Women. After all, if she can't change things in her own family, maybe she can bring a little justice to the March sisters. (Kill off Beth? Have cute Laurie wind up with Amy instead of Jo? What was Louisa May Alcott thinking?!) But when Emily gets mysteriously transported into the world of the book, she discovers that righting fictional wrongs won't be easy. And after being immersed in a time and place so different from her own, it may be Emily-not the four March sisters-who undergo the most surprising change of all. Lauren Baratz-Logsted's winning confection will appeal to fans of Little Women as well as anyone who enjoys a modern twist on an old favorite.

REVIEW

Emily gets transported into the actual Little Women book! I am so jealous. I can easily picture myself in Little Women as a friend of the March sisters. I would be best friends with Beth because she is so sweet and caring. I would want to protect her from getting sick.

In this story, Emily gets to experience Little Women first hand. It takes her awhile to adjust to the way people spoke in that time period and she has a funny encounter with pickled limes. Lauren Baratz-Logsted captures the time period so well and felt like I was the one who had been transported into a book.

Being a middle sister herself, Emily knows that the middle sister is sometimes overlooked. It is her reality. During her visit with the March girls though, Emily learns that one must be patient and show gratitude when it comes to siblings.  The lesson is subtle and it nicely runs hand-and-hand with the plot. 

Little Women and Me is a girly fantasy with a lovely message and an ending that will make you gasp and then smile.  Even if you haven't read Little Women, girls will enjoy this modern take on a classic.