This week, we're joined by special guest Elle Grenier, the author of the forthcoming young adult novel "Bottle Blonde." We dive into the fifth chapter of Little Women, "Being Neighborly," where Jo nurses a convalescing Laurie back to full flower-boy health. You can visit Elle online at ellegrenier.com at on Twitter at @elle_oftheball.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover art for Hena Khan's book "More to the Story," with permission from Simon & Schuster. Our theme music is Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major. This episode was edited by Peyton Thomas.
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