Jo & Laurie

By Melissa de la Cruz and Margaret Stohl

Book Overview

Bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz bring us a romantic retelling of Little Women starring Jo March and her best friend, the boy next door, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence.

1869, Concord, Massachusetts: After the publication of her first novel, Jo March is shocked to discover her book of scribbles has become a bestseller, and her publisher and fans demand a sequel. While pressured into coming up with a story, she goes to New York with her dear friend Laurie for a week of inspiration--museums, operas, and even a once-in-a-lifetime reading by Charles Dickens himself

But Laurie has romance on his mind, and despite her growing feelings, Jo's desire to remain independent leads her to turn down his heartfelt marriage proposal and sends the poor boy off to college heartbroken. When Laurie returns to Concord with a sophisticated new girlfriend, will Jo finally communicate her true heart's desire or lose the love of her life forever?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984812017
• ISBN13: 9781984812018
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A fun retelling of a classic!

I loved reading Little Women and seeing the various versions of it in the movies that were made. I went into this book treating it like I would a variation of the original. That way I could appreciate it for it’s own take of the story. And I did. This was a lighthearted story and I like how it filled in the part in between the original first part of Little Women and the sequel, Good Wives. It was cool to see Jo in her journey to get the second book written (and grow and mature) as well as the blossoming romance between her and Laurie. That was really sweet! (and kind of what I wished would have happened in the original.) I know many people may not like this book, but you can tell that the authors did a lot of research in writing it and I figure if you can write fairy tale retellings that end differently, you can do the same with other classical literature.