Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott

"Eight Cousins" by Louisa May Alcott is a novel published in 1875. Thirteen-year-old Rose Campbell, a sickly orphan and heiress, finds herself living with her great aunts until her guardian Uncle Alec arrives from abroad. Through his unconventional approach to child-rearing, Rose grows stronger and healthier while navigating life among her seven boy cousins and befriending Phebe, the family's young housemaid. The story follows Rose's journey toward finding her place within her large, lively family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Title Eight Cousins
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Cousins
Note There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #38567
Credits Produced by David Reed, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Cousins -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Family life -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 2726
Release Date
Last Update May 20, 2019
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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