{"product_id":"9781250761217","title":"So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSo Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bethany C. Morrow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in \u003ci\u003eSo Many Beginnings, \u003c\/i\u003ea warm and powerful YA remix of the classic novel \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, by national bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorth Carolina, 1863\u003c\/b\u003e. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedpeople's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. Black people have begun building a community of their own, a refuge from the shadow of the \"old life.\" It is where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with four young daughters:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeg, a teacher who longs to find love and start a family of her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJo, a writer whose words are too powerful to be contained.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeth, a talented seamstress searching for a higher purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy, a dancer eager to explore life outside her family's home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the four March sisters come into their own as independent young women, they will face first love, health struggles, heartbreak, and new horizons. But they will face it all together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSo Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Morrow’s ability to take the lingering stain of slavery on American history and use it as a catalyst for unbreakable love and resilience is \u003cb\u003eflawless\u003c\/b\u003e. That she has remixed a canonical text to do so only \u003cb\u003efurther illuminates the need to critically question who holds the pen in telling our nation’s story\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBethany C. Morrow's prose is a sharpened blade in a practiced hand, cutting to the core of our nation's history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eA devastatingly precise reimagining and a joyful celebration of sisterhood.\u003c\/b\u003e A narrative about four young women who unreservedly deserve the world, and \u003cb\u003ea balm for wounds to Black lives and liberty\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Tracy Deonn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLegendborn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003etender and beautiful \u003c\/b\u003eretelling that \u003cb\u003ewill make you fall in love with the foursome all over again\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Tiffany D. Jackson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSo Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Morrow’s ability to take the lingering stain of slavery on American history and use it as a catalyst for unbreakable love and resilience is \u003cb\u003eflawless\u003c\/b\u003e. That she has remixed a canonical text to do so only \u003cb\u003efurther illuminates the need to critically question who holds the pen in telling our nation’s story\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBethany C. Morrow's prose is a sharpened blade in a practiced hand, cutting to the core of our nation's history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSo Many Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e' reckonings with race reverberate across time to challenge not just the stories we've been told, but the voices who have told them. \u003cb\u003eA devastatingly precise reimagining and a joyful celebration of sisterhood.\u003c\/b\u003e A narrative about four young women who unreservedly deserve the world, and \u003cb\u003ea balm for wounds to Black lives and liberty\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Tracy Deonn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLegendborn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003etender and beautiful \u003c\/b\u003eretelling that \u003cb\u003ewill make you fall in love with the foursome all over again\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Tiffany D. Jackson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bethany C. Morrow is reinvigorating the canon one book at a time—her work is \u003cb\u003ea gift to us all\u003c\/b\u003e. If there's one writer I trust to take on the iconic March sisters and make Black girls the center of their timeless story, it's her. \u003cb\u003eThis remix is a hit\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Leah Johnson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eYou Should See Me in a Crown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Morrow is \u003cb\u003eone of the most exciting voices in young adult literature today\u003c\/b\u003e! \u003ci\u003eSo Many Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e is the most brilliant retelling of \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e that I’ve ever encountered. Morrow transports her readers back in time so that we feel as if we are truly \u003ci\u003ethere\u003c\/i\u003e. The pacing is \u003cb\u003eperfect\u003c\/b\u003e, the characterization is spot on, and \u003cb\u003ethe story leaps off the page\u003c\/b\u003e. This is the kind of humanizing tale that I longed for as a child and tween immersed in the long-ago worlds of Louisa May Alcott and Lucy Maud Montgomery.\" —Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo Many Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e may call itself a \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e remix, but it’s a \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e revelation—an instant classic all its own.\u003c\/b\u003e With tenderness, strength, and laugh-out-loud wit, Morrow’s March sisters give unique voice to many often neglected historical moments and nuanced perspectives during the Civil War through a familiar lens: the incomparable bond of family and sisterhood. \u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e will appreciate the striking, creative new depths Morrow explored for these beloved characters, but any reader, regardless of how well they know the March sisters, will be deeply moved by this book.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —Emma Lord, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eYou Have a Match \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTweet Cute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An instant classic with the boundless warmth, wisdom and heart of the story it revisits and reframes. Morrow makes it impossible not to fall in love with the March family all over again.\" —Laura E. Weymouth, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Light Between Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Song Below Water:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Morrow expertly and smartly explores race, bigotry, oppression, and injustice against a backdrop of ordinary life with a dose of the supernatural added to the mix. ... \u003ci\u003eA Song Below Water\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea must-read for lovers of fantasy and contemporary stories alike.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Morrow has deftly woven a contemporary tale with mythical elements to take on the invisibility and marginalization of Black women, touching on issues such as misogynoir, body image, social justice, and generational trauma. ... \u003cb\u003eEmpowering and innovative\u003c\/b\u003e. ... Morrow elevates mermaids and sirens to ­legitimate and compelling vanguards for social change.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"How the many different plot points come together, along with a startling family mystery, a terrifying nightmare from the past, and bullying that goes way too far, is what makes \u003ci\u003eA Song Below Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e a book of the highest literary quality that stands far above others in the field\u003c\/b\u003e. ... In as much as \u003ci\u003eA Song Below Water\u003c\/i\u003e is thrilling and intense and utilizes truly gorgeous language, I found it to also be a tender and somewhat wistful novel. ... Morrow clearly wants to give readers something to think about, but the fact that she succeeds so well likely says a lot more about us than the world she created.\" —\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"From sirens to mermaids to sprites and gargoyles, the magic is familiar—but different enough to be exciting. Morrow ... tackles anti-Blackness and white supremacy head-on, while still giving Tavia and Effie the space to be realistic, flawed teenagers. ... In this magic-infused version of America, having a voice is literally a superpower—\u003cb\u003ea powerful message for the times we're living in\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A watery and melodic crossroads of the real and the mythic, \u003ci\u003eA Song Below Water\u003c\/i\u003e lures readers with its seductive and beautifully Black siren song. \u003cb\u003eAn enthralling tale of Black girl magic and searing social commentary ready to rattle the bones\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Dhonielle Clayton, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of The Belles series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250761217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Feiwel \u0026 Friends","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40819063029966,"sku":"9781250761217","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_439cab76-ed4d-45ca-af77-13dfb733fd0d.jpg?v=1642922283","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250761217","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}