Jo Makes a Friend

Portraits of Little Women

by Susan Beth Pfeffer, Marcy Dunn Ramsey (Illustrator)

Exuberant Jo March never sits still. Whether she's racing against boys or scribbling and acting in her latest play, Jo is always active and creative. So when Aunt March asks her to befriend Pauline Wheeler,  Jo can't believe that the girl spends every day cooped up in her bedroom. True, Pauline is blind and utterly dependent on her governess, but her fear of life exhausts Jo's patience. The two girls simply have nothing in common--until they're caught in a snow squall that changes their lives.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Childrens, Friendship

112 pages, Hardcover

First published June 8, 1998

About the author

Susan Beth Pfeffer was an American author best known for young adult and science fiction. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels, officially titled "The Life as We Knew It Series", but often called "The Last Survivors" or "Moon Crash" series, some of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Reviews

[Tarissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jo March and her sisters are introduced to a blind girl. She's rich. But she never seems to have much fun, or know much at all about actually... living. That is, until she meets those four little March women!

Love this story. It's a keeper.

[Sandy Carmichael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable young girl's story.

[Dalaina Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved each page I turned!