In Little Women, based loosely on Louisa May Alcott's own upbringing, readers follow the lives of the four March sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Each girl has a vision of what their ideal future will bring, but each ultimately experiences, as most young people do, something completely different. Little Men, the sequel to Little Women describes the school for boys Jo March operates with her husband. Plumfield School is a haven for poor orphans and is attended by twelve adopted boys as well as Jo's own two sons. Although Plumfield is a place of trust and warmth, the boys occasionally struggle to maintain good manners

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