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Little Monsters

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For the first printing only! This hardcover features stenciled sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts. In this modern supernatural middle grade retelling of the beloved classic Little Women, the March sisters have a monstrous secret Meg will do anything to protect—especially with another beast... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Little Women with monsters! This middle grade modern retelling of the beloved classic Little Women reimagines the March sisters as foster kids harboring a big secret... they are actually monsters!

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For the first printing only! This hardcover features stenciled sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts.

In this modern supernatural middle grade retelling of the beloved classic Little Women, the March sisters have a monstrous secret Meg will do anything to protect—especially with another beast lurking in the woods threatening to expose them.

Meg March and her three sisters are monsters. No, really. Meg has teeth that are a little too sharp. Jo gets furry under the full moon. Beth goes night flying on wings that are impossible to hide under her sweaters. And Amy? Well, don’t let her near a body of water or she’ll start sprouting her mermaid’s tail.

Meg is sure their foster mum, Marmee, wouldn’t like any of this if she knew. And Jo’s best friend Laurie, the nice boy next door, would run screaming. To make matters worse, Meg’s small town outside of Salem is on edge. A vicious beast has been spotted in the forest, and Farmer Bhaer believes it’s responsible for his missing chickens. Meg is sure to be blamed if anyone realizes she’s a monster in disguise. And the closer it gets to Halloween, the surer the town is that something evil is hiding in the forest.

Meg doesn’t always remember what she gets up to at night, and sometimes, she wakes alone in a mossy part of the forest and has to find her way back. With John Brooke determined to find out just what Meg is hiding and locals working to uncover the monsters in their midst, Meg must find the culprit herself—or risk losing the little home she’s found with her sisters.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665988643

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 August 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Aladdin

Illustration: f-c matte lam jkt on metallic stock w- emboss, spot uv & 2 hits opaque white; 1-c edges

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 431g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Máire Roche is a former elementary and pre-k teacher who now writes stories full of magic, mystery, and wonder. When she isn’t teaching or imagining fictional worlds, Máire enjoys running, teaching martial arts, and baking too many cookies. She lives in the midwest with her spouse and their very disagreeable cat, Lulu.

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