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.