Eight Cousins (Puffin Classics) - Softcover

Alcott, Louisa May

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140374566 ISBN 13: 9780140374568

Publisher: Puffin Books, 1995

Synopsis

Rose Campbell, tired and ill, has come to live at "The Aunt Hill" after the death of her beloved father. Six aunts fussing and fretting over her are bad enough, but what is a quiet 13-year-old girl to do with seven boisterous boy cousins?

About this title

About the Author:

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and began her writing career at an early age, with short stories for newspapers and magazines. Best known for what began as a series of stories in the 1860s to the classic American children's novel we know today as Little Women.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6 Up-At the age of 13, Rose finds herself orphaned and living with two elderly aunts on "Aunt Hill" where she is treated as delicately as the flower for which she is named. But Rose soon finds her quiet world turned upside down with the arrival of her seven boisterous boy cousins followed by her Uncle Alec, a doctor and a world traveler. Upon meeting Rose, Uncle Alec quickly prescribes fresh air and much activity to help with the girl's poor constitution. Uncle Alec's diagnosis turns out to be an accurate one and Rose, with the help of her cousins, finds herself in the middle of much hijinx and merriment. Veteran stage actress Barbara Caruso brilliantly breaths life into each and every one of Louisa May Alcott's delightful characters. With just the slightest change of inflection she is able to capture the essence of each character from the oldest to the very youngest. This audiobook would be an asset to any collection.
Veronica Schwartz, Des Plaines Public Library, IL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0140374566
• ISBN 13: 9780140374568
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320