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These two books are both retellings of Little Women! In So Many Beginnings the family lives in the freepeople's colony of Roanoke Island during the American Civil War. In More to the Story the family is a modern Muslim family in Atlanta Georgia. I thought they both held true to the original characters, but I liked the second better- it hooked me in faster.

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This is the second Little Women retelling I‘ve read, and ironically, I‘m yet to read the original. I like comparing the differences and similarities in each retelling I read, since this varied from the last one I read ( Meg, Beth, Jo, and Amy) so much. It was nice and quick, but it didn‘t feel rushed. The only bad thing I have to say is that it is a little weird for an eighth grade boy to be staring at a freshman girl. 5⭐️

This book mimics the trials and tribulations of the beloved “Little Women“ by Louisa May Alcott as played out by a Muslim American family. But, of course, it has been updated to the current day with different and bigger difficulties - 21st Century problems. It is really well done. As a matter fact took me a while before I realized it was a retelling of “Little Women“. Excellent book for middle graders and above.

Current read-aloud with my daughter (11). We read Little Women last year and saw the recent movie.
We are both enjoying this retelling 😊
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when i picked up More to the Story i had no idea this would end up being exactly what i needed in a book at the moment. as a writer myself, reading about a young aspiring reporter was very neat. the culture of the characters taught me more than what i previously knew, which i always love in a book. the story was intriguing when it took a turn, and i really enjoyed this book!

Book 57 of 2019! 🌟I usually stay away from retelling of my favorite classics. HOWEVER, this book is AMAZING! A Little Women retelling, set in present day America, and tells the story of a modern American Muslim family. Jameel ( Jo March‘s counterpart ) tells of the joys and trials her family faces. We NEED more Diverse Children/ Middle Grade books, and Khan delivers an amazing retelling of the classic.

My daughter (Olivia, 8yo) and I loved this book. It‘s inspired by Little Women, with 4 sisters learning about the world, but with a modern-day Pakistani-American family. One of the younger sisters is diagnosed with cancer, and the family pulls together and also creates a support system with their community. The sister who narrates, Jameela, wants to be a journalist and she learns a lot. I recommend this middle grade novel, and so does Olivia!

This book was inspired by Little Women, featuring four sisters from a modern Pakistani American family.

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