Jack and Jill: A Village Story
1889 Roberts Brothers
Author:
Louisa May Alcott 
Publication:
1880 by Roberts Brothers
Genre:
Classic Literature, Fiction
Pages:
325
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When a sledding disaster leaves Jack with a broken leg and Jill bedridden, the two inseparable friends become even closer as they recuperate. Rather than dwell on misfortune as the holiday season approaches, Jack and Jill's friends and family revolve to make it the happiest Christmas yet. With the help of Jack's mother, the wealthy Mrs. Minot, anything is possible. Visits from friends, a wonderful Christmas celebration, and the winter theater production are only a few of the joys that help Jack and Jill as they recover.
Yet the elders of the town cannot help but wonder how severe the two friends' injuries really are. Will athletic Jack ever be able to play sports as he used to? And will Jill ever be able to walk again? One thing is certain: The accident will change the lives of these close friends forever.
From the back of the 1999 Little, Brown and Company edition
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Louisa May Alcott
1832 -1888American
Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, the second daughter in a family of four daughters of transcendentalist philosopher, Bronson Alcott an... See more
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Jack and Jill
Reviewed by Jenny Phillips
Jack and Jill, close friends, are in a sledding accident that leaves them as invalids. As they recover, they learn important lessons about friendship,...
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Jack and Jill
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
Published in 1880 and set in a small New England village, Jack and Jill opens with children playing on a snowy hill and trading sledding dares. Neighbors and best friends Jack and Jill make a bad decision with regard to their sled, and they end up wrecked with devastating consequences. Jack has a badly broken leg, and Jill has a severely injured back that may never heal correctly. Previously young, healthy, and active, both children are forced into many dreary months of confinement while the doctor, their mothers, and Mother Nature do what they can to mend the young children.
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