Meet the March Sisters:

Meet the March Sisters:

Megis the eldest and on the brink of love.

Then there's tomboyJowho longs to be a writer.

Sweet-naturedBethalways puts others first

Finally there'sAmy, the youngest and most precocious.

Even though money is short, times are tough and their father is away at war, their infectious sense of fun sweeps everyone up in their adventures - includingLaurie, the boy next door .

And through sisterly squabbles and tragic losses, the sisters discover that growing up is sometimes very hard to do.