Louisa May Alcott has problems--her mother is taking a job over a hundred miles away to earn some money, leaving to it to Louisa to care for the family, her father refuses to work for money, a fugitive slave is seeking refuge in their house, and a slave catcher has been murdered, making the Underground Railroad much more dangerous.

640L Lexile|||adolescent

by Michaela MacColl.

Includes bibliographical references.

Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.9 8 173549.