Sisters Bab and Betty Moss are holding a dolls’ tea party by the gate of a shut-up mansion when a performing poodle raids their feast. The dog belongs to Ben Brown, a boy who has run away from a cruel circus master, and his arrival coincides with the return of the house’s owner, Miss Celia.
Warm and lively, Alcott’s 1878 story of friendship, animals and second chances suits young readers. Download the free EPUB.