Jo's Boys

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"Jo's Boys" is Louisa May Alcott’s sequel to "Little Men," continuing the story of Jo March and the grown-up students of Plumfield as they navigate adulthood and moral challenges.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
sequel
author Louisa May Alcott
chronologicalPositionInSeries third
countryOfOrigin United States
exploresLifeStage transition from adolescence to adulthood
featuresCharacter Daisy
Dan
Demi
Emil
Jo March
Nan
Nat
Professor Bhaer
Rob
Teddy
Tommy Bangs
follows Little Men
genre children's literature
coming-of-age fiction
domestic fiction
intendedAudience family readers
young readers
isPartOf March family saga
language English
literaryPeriod American Victorian literature
mainSetting New England
Plumfield
narrativeFocus adult lives of former Plumfield students
narrativePerspective third-person narration
prequel Little Men
protagonistRoleOf Jo March as mentor to young adults
publicationCentury 19th century
publisher Roberts Brothers
relatedWork Good Wives
Little Men
Little Women
series Little Women series
settingTimePeriod post-Civil War United States
theme family and community
gender roles
moral development
social responsibility
work and vocation

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