Jo Makes a Friend
Illustrator
Louisa May Alcott
Publisher
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
1998
ISBN
9780385325813
Pages
112 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
At the request of her great-aunt, ten-year-old Jo tries to befriend a sad and lonely blind girl who is visiting the neighborhood. Exuberant Jo March never sits still. Whether she's racing against boys or scribbling and acting in her latest play, Jo is always active and creative. So when Aunt March asks her to befriend Pauline Wheeler, Jo can't believe that the girl spends every day cooped up in her bedroom. True, Pauline is blind and utterly dependent on her governess, but her fear of life exhausts Jo's patience. The two girls simply have nothing in common--until they're caught in a snow squall that changes their lives.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
620L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; blind; blind child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Keywords
friendship; snow squall; creativity; differences; independence; lonliness
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Pfeffer, Susan Beth, "Jo Makes a Friend" (1998). Diverse Families. 1598.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1598