Sophomore Niamh Evans is currently reading Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women.”

“I really like that there’s a defined storyline, and all the characters are emotionally well-rounded,” Evans said. “The story is a lot of happy moments as well as a lot of sad moments.”

“Little Women” follows Jo March and her three other sisters named Amy, Beth, and Meg. The four girls, alongside their mother Marmee, are not the richest women in Massachusetts. Despite all of this, no matter what happens they are together as a family. The book has a strong sense of community tied into it as readers get to know other characters as well. 

“[I’m reading this book] because I was cast as Jo in ‘Little Women’ for the One Act [play] this year,” Evans said.

Louisa May Alcott is an American Author best known for writing “Little Women” in 1868 and its lesser-known sequel “Good Wives” in 1869. Alcott writes about the beauty of women and their struggles with growing out of their girlhood. Alcott’s novel has been adapted onto the screen multiple times and is now a well-known story among readers and viewers everywhere. 

“I’d say like people around my age, or maybe a little bit older,” Niamh said, “More girls should read it because it is a story about women and the impact that they have on society.”

“Little Women” is an emotional coming-of-age story that demonstrates how women should be encouraged to grow and change into whatever they choose to be, despite how different one girl’s dream may be from another.