Generations of readers have been delighted by Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. This newly abridged and colorfully illustrated junior edition now allows younger readers to enjoy this heartwarming and timeless classic. Life isn't easy when there's a war on, your father is off ministering to the troops, and there's no money to spare. Buth with work to do, parties to go to, and new friends to make, the March girls--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--don't have much time to dwell on their difficulties. Between work and play, they have their hands full in this momentous growing-up year.