Louisa May Alcott and her family not only give away their much anticipated Christmas dinner, but they also celebrate the holiday by sharing in many other ways.
Biography of Louisa May Alcott, discussing the disparities between her real life and the one depicted in her best-selling novel "Little Women," arguing that the book was written at the urging of Alcott's father, with whom she shared a contentious, but uncommonly strong bond.
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women.".
In nineteenth-century Concord, Massachusetts, seven-year-old Louisa May Alcott joins other local children on the varied excursions led by teacher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, and is inspired to write her first poem.