This is Little Women but it is more real, relatable and germane for a 2020 audience. Even how the Newspaper Club members introduce themselves and share what pronouns they would prefer used is exemplary of how the story is inclusive.
Jo's original ink and paper writing is now done on computer and gets published online via blogging and in a school newspaper.
Beth's scarlet fever would be easily treated by antibiotics today so leukemia, a cancer that has some forms more common to children, replaces it. With the help of Marmee, who works as a nurse at a children's hospital, and their father with whom they have occasional video chats, as well as a host of characters, the March girls come of age in a contemporary setting.īy modernizing the story of Little Women to include technology, LGBTQ+ characters, the all-important school milieu and more, Kathleen Gros has honoured the original but made it relevant to today's readers. Young Amy is frustrated with her art teacher who wants to teach the class skills like perspective when Amy would just prefer to draw. Meg who is crushing on a boy and wondering if he likes her is also dealing with her tutees who are always on their devices. Beth, of course, has her medical issue which requires medication, tests and hospital visits but she also is struggling to learn to play the flute. What does it take to figure out who you are? Jo March is about to find out.From Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort of) by Kathleen GrosĪs Jo develops her writing, continuing to entertain her family with her stories while finding her journalistic voice, the other March sisters face their own challenges.
Feelings she’s never shared with anyone before. Feelings that Jo doesn’t have for him…or for any boy. Jo and her sisters-Meg, Beth, and Amy-are getting used to a new normal at home, with their dad deployed overseas and their mom, a nurse, working overtime.Īnd while it helps to hang out with Laurie, the boy who just moved next door, things get complicated when he tells Jo he has feelings for her. But even with her new friend Freddie cheering her on, becoming a hard-hitting journalist is a lot harder than Jo imagined. With the start of eighth grade, Jo March decides it’s time to get serious about her writing and joins the school newspaper. A must-read for fans of Raina Telgemeier. A modern-day graphic novel adaptation of Little Women that explores identity, friendships, and new experiences through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Jo March.
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