What I'm reading this summer.

So, what are you reading this summer?

For this past week, I've been busily reading away at my copy of 'Little Women'. What a shining pearl in classic literature! Over the years, I've forgotten the beauty of the story that thrilled me when reading it in my childhood.


My personal goal for the Louisa May Alcott challenge:

I wanted to dig deeper and read more of Miss Alcott's treasured and most-beloved novels; the trilogy of books that begins with the quaint story of 4 little women. My objective for the summer is to read Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys.


Important note about 'Little Women':

Just this year, I learned that there are 2 parts to the first book, Little Women. The first part (which is indeed called 'Little Women') lasts for 23 chapters. Sometimes included in the same publication is the 2nd part of the story, which could either be labeled as Part II or Good Wives. This 2nd part has 24 more chapters, so in total there are 47 chapters to the entire Little Women book. The tricky factor is knowing whether your copy of Little Women contains both of these parts or just one. (Some volumes that are named 'Little Women' actually include the sequel "Good Wives" in it, and some volumes do not.) To keep track of what you're reading in this series, be sure you know if both books are included in the same copy, or if you will have to read the sequel separately {or from an ebook, like me}.


I'm looking forward to seeing your own posts telling what you plan to read this summer for the Louisa May Alcott challenge! Even if you decide to read just one of her books, or a few, like what I have planned for myself, you can join the challenge anytime.

As a closing thought for today, I'd like to know:
Have any of you read the Little Women trilogy? Did you like the books?

The Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge
{hosted by: In the Bookcase}
~ All fellow book-readers are welcome to join in the fun!

1.	In the Bookcase: Details on the L.M.A. Reading Challenge
2.	In the Bookcase: What I'm reading this summer.
3.	Susan Bailey // Louisa May Alcott is My Passion
4.	E.J.'s Library: A Tag and a Reading Challenge
5.	Her Nose in a Book: Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge
6.	{Breana} Summer Reading
7.	BareFoot Days~Louisa May Alcott Challenge
8.	Update from Louisa May Alcott is My Passion
9.	In the Bookcase: Favorite selections from Little Women
10.	Growing in Christ ~ Another Reading Challenge?
11.	Hannah@IrishGirl // What I'm Reading
12.	Growing in Christ ~ L.M.A. Reading Challenge {Update}
13.	Louisa the rabid fan (who did she hero-worship?)
14.	Work: striking out on your own as 19th century woman – Louisa’s perils and pitfalls
15.	Join the discussion on Louisa's feminist tour de force, "Work"
16.	Work: Louisa May Alcott writes about bucking the system
17.	Louisa and the Missing Heiress
18.	In the Bookcase: Favorite selections from Little Men & Joy's Boys
19.	Musings of a Modern Bluestocking : Little Women Letters, Louisa and the Country Bachelor
20.	Joyful Reader
21.	Musings of a Modern Bluestocking: Becoming Little Women, Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott
22.	BareFoot Days: LMA Conclusion
23.	In the Bookcase: The end of the Louisa May Alcott Challenge
24.	Musings of a Modern Bluestocking: Louisa May Alcott Reading Challenge Conclusion
25.	hannah@IrishGirl: What I Read
26.	Purity Leigh @ Growing in Christ: The Conclusion

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