’My dear girls, stop your mud-pies and hear the news!’Ten years after Little Men, the boys that Jo raised are all grown-up. But that certainly doesn t mean that they no longer need her help and advice. Emil, now as sailor, must survive shipwreck and disaster. Dan s attempt to make his fortune ends in prison. Nat s career in music takes him to Europe, to a life of frivolity and a tricky romantic muddle. But returning to Plumfield to tell their tales, they are, and will always be, Jo s boys. Includes exclusive content: In the Backstory you can discover the story behind the Little Women series and take the Jo s Boys quiz Vintage Children s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.