ABOUT THE AUTHOR Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author best known for her novel, Little Women. She was also a journalist, and an advocate for social justice and women’s rights. Alcott authored several other works, including Little Men and Jo’s Boys. She also wrote thrillers and Gothic novels under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard. Read more…

“Now that you folks are in class V, you’ll be taken to the seniors’ library from this year,” announced our teacher as she made us all queue height-wise. Being the little person that I was (and that, FYI, I still am), I stood at the front of the line. I was both eager and excited. Read more…