![]() ![]() The dramatic moments of eighth grade keep the story going overall, but Jo’s navigation of her sexuality is central, along with the development of her friendship with Laurie, and the absence of her father who is in the military and unable to tell the family much at all about where he is or what he is doing.Īs Jo learns how to report the news and tell a compelling narrative for her journalism extracurricular, she falls more and more for Freddie. ![]() Halfway through the year, Jo also meets her new neighbor, Laurie, a young man who has moved in with his grandfather (and who develops a crush on Jo). On the first day back at school, Jo is invited to be a part of the school newspaper, the invitation coming from a young Black girl, Freddie, on whom Jo develops a crush. In this delightful adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Kathleen Gros situates the narrative in a contemporary suburban setting, with Jo as the central character, trying to navigate one complicated school year with her three sisters, her overworked mother, and her mostly absent father. After reading, my excitement felt validated. I have been hearing a demand for a queer version of Little Women for a long time, and, when I saw that Jo was coming out, I was very excited. ![]()
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