Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott by Yona Zeldis McDonough



A biography of nineteenth-century American author Louisa May Alcott for young readers, discussing her poor but freethinking family, her teaching career, and her lifelong passion for writing.
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  1. Brooke KingJune 22, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Really interesting...I knew a little about Louisa May Alcott before reading this, but now I know a lot more. **

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  2. Danica/dominguez 4thJuly 25, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    The part about Louisa putting something in her moms stocking for chritsmas really touched my heart!**

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  3. Madi E 5th/HemingwayAugust 29, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    This book was great! Don't even ask me why I love biographies so much, I just do!!!!! ****

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  4. Alexis/HemingwaySeptember 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Really amazing book. I think that certain biographies are really interesting to read, and this is no exception. The illustrations in this book are fantastic, and the background under the text is really creative. I want to make the apple slump one day and see how it tastes. Love this book! ****

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  5. alia/biceSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    It was a sad book but got better in the end.***

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  6. hannah/hemiSeptember 8, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    this book was great i normally don't like biographies, but i loved this one it was sad though.

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  7. Haley C/HemingwaySeptember 15, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    I thought this book was really neat But now i know alot of things about Louisa May Alcott now. i rate this book ****

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  8. Austin/hemiSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    This book was OK.It would tell a lot of info. I give this book**

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  9. nina/hemingwaySeptember 28, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    I loved this awsome biography about Louisa May Alcott.I really liked that she made coustumes for her sisters for their plays.****

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  10. kennedy/salinasSeptember 28, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    this was a very sad book. the saddest part was when louisa died and the baby only had a daddy left. *****

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  11. maya/salinasSeptember 28, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    i thought it was a great book.but the part I thought was sad was the part when her sister dies.

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  12. nina/hemingwaySeptember 28, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    I liked the part when she was cuffed in the wooden cuffes

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  13. Haelle/BiceSeptember 29, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    I really love this book because it was non fiction book. I really liked it. I liked the part when she tried to get money for her family and tried to protect her mom. I liked this because it was really sweet of her to do that.

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  14. Amy/HemingwayOctober 4, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    This book was great even though I don't normally like biographies. I've read Little Women and it was sort of based on her childhood. ****

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  15. kinsey/romigOctober 4, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    my fav part was when louisa found that big dog was in the the street and louisa layed on it that was cute***

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  16. Braden/HemingwayOctober 5, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    I love this book especilly the part where she was about to drown but a mysterious black man saved her and then just ran away without telling who he was amazing.***

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  17. serena/hemingwayOctober 5, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    I guess the book is ok,its about louisa and what she did and what shes been through.But i dont under stand why she moved so much i rate this book ** stars

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  18. Caelia/HemiOctober 5, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    I thought this book was a great book because it tells about the real life Louisa May Alcott. I was a good book but it was kinda sad.

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  19. Andrew/DaviesOctober 5, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    this is a really good book but the last page is really sad because the girl dies. ***

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  20. bennett/hemiOctober 12, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Okay it was kind of sad. I wish it had better ilisstrations

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  21. chloeOctober 19, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    louisa is brave she didnt care about if she was lost she didnt relize how poor her family was but i rate this book **** stars.

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  22. Tory/BuellOctober 19, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    I did not like this book becasuse it was kind of sad *

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  23. Jackson/HemingwayOctober 20, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    I got confused in the middle of this book. I wouldn't recommend this book for children under the age of 6. i rate this book ****

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  24. Jimmy/MondejarOctober 22, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    I really didn't like the book that much. It was to sad.

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  25. Peyton/MondejarOctober 26, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    I rate this book * because it was really really sad.

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  26. Colin/HemingwayNovember 2, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    This is not a good book for Louisa May she was a nurse but died if young age*

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  27. Hayley H/hemingwayNovember 2, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    Louisa was a very kind hearted girl. I loved this book a lot.This was a mixed emothion book.
    i give this ****

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  28. amber/salinasNovember 2, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    this book was a very good discriptive story about Louisa's life. if i had to discribe louisa i would say she is kind and brave. I give it *****

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  29. Reis Berilgen / SalnaisNovember 2, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    I think it is a great book....
    I give it 5 stars

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  30. Bailey/SalinasNovember 2, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    I liked it but still. I'm more of a fantasy person. But it was very emotional so i'll give it a 3. ***

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  31. madison r / hemmiNovember 3, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    this was a good biography about louisa and it was also very descriptive ****

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  32. Lauren F. /Salinas[4]November 3, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    This was a emotional book for me. To me the saddest part was when her sister died.:(**

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  33. Tyler.SNovember 3, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    I thought it was a cool book. It was a little emotional.I give it a 2.**

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  34. Camber/ SalinasNovember 3, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    I LOVE this book! It is sad though. Only in some parts. I had NO idea she was a writer. My mom told me to read "Little Women" and Louisa wrote that!

    *****

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  35. Allison L/ AvinaNovember 8, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    I thought that this was a good book. The reason whay is because I like to read true stories. I enjoyed the facts that were told about her life.

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  36. kaitlin b. /salinasNovember 15, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    I didn't realy like this book. I don't realy like non-ficton. But I can realat to the part about nater!***

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  37. Stevie/HemingwayNovember 30, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    I thought it was a great book. Though, I thought that it was sad. I give it ***

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  38. oliver/hemingwayDecember 7, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    pretty good story although i'm not interested in biographies ****

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  39. ethanm/hemiDecember 9, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    This was a heart warming book that shows life tips. i give it*****stars. everyone should read it because it shows bad and good situations.

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  40. mandalyn/romigDecember 11, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    I liked the book i thought it was good I loved it!!!!Igive it****stars

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  41. Hope/Mondejar/4thJanuary 3, 2012 at 6:33 PM

    THIS book has amazing pictures and is an awesome story!It paints a picture in your head of what the character is feeling!It is the best bluebonnet book I've read so far!****

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  42. madelyn/ salinasJanuary 5, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    This book was sad I think Louisa lived a good life and i hope to read a nother one of her books ***

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  43. Hunter P/4th grade/SalinasJanuary 5, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    *** I liked this book because it was a true story. I felt sad that she grew up poor.

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  44. daniela/salinasJanuary 8, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    it is amazing that a poor girl turn out to be a really great writer*****

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  45. Michelle/MondejarJanuary 8, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    This is a little weird but i like it

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  46. Stefan/salinasJanuary 11, 2012 at 3:49 PM

    It is so awesome best picture book I ever read****

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  47. sabra/romigJanuary 11, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    I liked the book, but it was not my favorite. **

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  48. tyler/salinasJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    i feel bad that Louisa was poor but i liked it at the end

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  49. Carson BiceJanuary 18, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    I love this book! It was cool to see how a real life person could be in a book.

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  50. amber/salinasJanuary 18, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    i feel sorry for Louisa's family because they were very poor. although i'm glad everything worked out well in the end.**

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  51. kara/salinasJanuary 20, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    it was cool how her sister died and she still keeped writing but it was sad .****************************************************************************************************************************************

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  52. Callie\MondejarJanuary 25, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    this book was not my favorite, but I liked that she tried to earn money for her family.**

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  53. DALLEN/HEMIJanuary 26, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    THIS BOOK WAS A LITTLE COOL BUT I DID NOT LIKE THE ENDING...... HOW SAD*

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  54. jack/mondejarJanuary 27, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    I liked how she liked to go outside and do adventures.

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  55. tyler/himiJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    I think this book is very boring because I dontlike alltime books but I feel sorry for her family because they are poor. *

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  56. Carson Ellis/ BiceJanuary 31, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    I LOVED this book so much. I read the book a long time ago and forgot about it. It was sad when they talked about her dying but I still loved the book. ****

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