Bibliograph

Scribbles, sorrows, and russet leather boots, the life of Louisa May Alcott, Liz Rosenberg ; illustrated by Diana Sudyka

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Label

Scribbles, sorrows, and russet leather boots, the life of Louisa May Alcott, Liz Rosenberg ; illustrated by Diana Sudyka

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-408)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Scribbles, sorrows, and russet leather boots

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Liz Rosenberg ; illustrated by Diana Sudyka

Sub title

the life of Louisa May Alcott

Summary

Moody and restless, teenage Louisa longed for freedom. Faced with the expectations of her loving but hapless family, the Alcotts, and of nineteenth-century New England society, Louisa struggled to find her place. On long meandering runs through the woods behind Orchard House, she thought about a future where she could write and think and dream. Undaunted by periods of abject poverty and enriched by friendships with some of the greatest minds of her time and place, she was determined to have this future, no matter the cost. Drawing on the surviving journals and letters of Louisa and her family and friends, author and poet Liz Rosenberg reunites Louisa May Alcott with her most ardent readers. In this warm and sometimes heartbreaking biography, Rosenberg delves deep into the oftentimes secretive life of a woman who was ahead of her time, imbued with social conscience, and always moving toward her future with a determination that would bring her fame, tragedy, and the realization of her biggest dreams

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Life of Louisa May Alcott

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