A Gift for Amy (Portraits of Little Women) - Hardcover

Pfeffer, Susan Beth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385326718 ISBN 13: 9780385326711

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1999

Synopsis

Worried that her family's financial status may hinder her goal to marry into money, Amy pursues the interest of a wealthy young boy to enhance her social position, yet when he buys her an expensive gift, Amy must make her true feelings known.

About this title

About the Author:

Award-winning author Susan Beth Pfeffer, has written over sixty books for children and young adults. She began her career in 1970, with the publication of her first book, Just Morgan, which she wrote her last semester at New York University.
Ms. Pfeffer's books include middle-grade novels (The Pizza Puzzle), historical fiction (Nobody's Daughter and its companion volume Justice for Emily), and young adult novels (Family of Strangers and Twice Taken). Her young adult novel About David was awarded the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award.
Her young adult novel The Year Without Michael, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and winner of the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, was named by the American Library Association as one of the hundred best books for teenagers written between 1968-1993.
Susan Beth Pfeffer is also the author of the popular Portraits of Little Women series. Created for readers grades 3-6, each of the books in the series captures one of the beloved March sisters from Little Women--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--at age 10. These unforgettable heroines experience the joys and sorrows of sisterhood, family life, and a changing America.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

"Don't spend all your time staring into that hand mirror," Jo March said to her youngest sister, Amy. "Vanity's one of the seven deadly sins, you know."

Amy sighed. Jo was so annoying, always teasing her, always telling her what she did wrong. Besides, she wasn't being vain. The exact opposite, really. Amy was staring into the mirror wishing she were beautiful.

Jo rolled her eyes. "How the poor child suffers," she said.

"Now, Jo, stop your teasing," Meg said, following Jo into Amy's bedroom. "We all know vanity is a sin, but sometimes a girl simply has to look in a mirror."

"I never do," Jo said. "Neither does Beth, I'm sure."

Amy snorted. "You're such a liar, Jo March," she said. "And lying is a deadly sin too. You look in the mirror every day, admiring that long mane of hair you have." She was pleased to see Jo blush. It was tiresome being the youngest in the family and always in the wrong. When she scored a point against any of her sisters, Jo in particular, Amy enjoyed it.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0385326718
• ISBN 13: 9780385326711
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112