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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on every one around her.

From the time it was written back in 1868, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women has enchanted young readers, who identify with the realistic and lively personalities of the four March sisters. Growing up as the Civil War rages, Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy face the challenges and difficulties of life--and, sometimes, each other. Francesca Rossi's wonderful illustrations are perfect for the contemporary audience.

The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.

Presents in graphic novel format an adaptation of Dickens' story of a miser named Ebenezer Scrooge who learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.