FRUITLANDS: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect

Gloria Whelan, . . HarperTrophy, $5.99 (128pp) ISBN 978-0-06-441084-7

According to PW , "Louisa May Alcott fans will relish this fictionalized account of the Alcotts' stay at Fruitlands, a commune where Louisa's transcendentalist father and his friend conducted their famous not-so-successful experiment in forming a perfect community." Ages 8-12. (Feb.)

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