Jo's Boys

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Recounts the further adventures, successes, and failures of the numerous young men of Plumfield school. (more)

Recounts the further adventures, successes, and failures of the numerous young men of Plumfield school. (less)

In the fourth and final book in the quartet, the boys from Plumfield have grown-up, but young men face as many troubles ... (more)

In the fourth and final book in the quartet, the boys from Plumfield have grown-up, but young men face as many troubles as children do, and they are all still ""Jo's boys""Jo's Boys follows the progress of the Plumfield Boys (Jo Bhaer's idyllic school), 10 years later. Now college students, the boys have evolved into complex creatures. Falling in love and making their way in life, they are faced with trials and tribulations. Emil's career as a sailor runs into trouble as he is shipwrecked on his first voyage as second mate. Dan goes west to seek his fortune but soon fin. (less)

Published in 1886 and set ten years after Little Men , here is the third installment of the unofficial March family tril... (more)

Published in 1886 and set ten years after Little Men , here is the third installment of the unofficial March family trilogy begun with Little Women . For Tommy, Dan, and the others, coming of age includes love, marriage, ambition, loyalty, career; adventure in Europe, the West, and the high seas; as well as crime, punishment, and redemption. (less)

The final novel chronicling the adventures and misadventures of the March family, Jo's boys is entertaining, surprising,... (more)

The final novel chronicling the adventures and misadventures of the March family, Jo's boys is entertaining, surprising, and an overall joy to listen to. Set ten years after Little men, Jo's boys revisits Plumfield, the New England school still presided over by Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer. Jo's boys--including sailor Emil, promising musician Nat, and rebellious Dan--are grown. Jo, herself, remains at the center of this tale, holding her boys fast through shipwreck and storm, disappointment ... and even murder. (less)