you all KNOW how much i love Little Women (SO MUCH) so when i saw this remix of the classic, written by a Black author and centering Black characters in the Civil War era, i snatched it up SO FAST. and i was blown away. it’s an incredible retelling of LW, for sure, but even more than that, i learned a looooooot about how Freedmen’s Colonies came to be and dove deeper into just how challenging and complex emancipation was for Black people in this country. once again, my education failed me. 😠

this is truly a brilliant book.