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The March sisters are back, and Marmee has told them to be good little women. Good little vampire women, that is. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy have grown up since you last read their tale, and now they have (much) longer lives and (much) more ravenous appetites.
With a classic as beloved and close to perfection as Little Women, what better way to improve on it than by throwing vampires into the mix? Teens will be agog and aghast at the hilarity of the sisters’ transformation and will crave the bloodthirsty drama on every page.

Press Release from HarperTeen

A few salient facts about Little Vampire Women:

1. As a rip-roaring re-imagining of a beloved masterpiece of American literature with vampires and a smattering of blood thrown into the mix, you could call it a “monsterpiece” classic.
2. It’s “bitingly” funny.
3. While Little Women may live forever in the great literary canon, the beloved March sisters in Little Vampire Women will actually live forever-as immortal vampires… How satisfying.

   We are delighted to welcome Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy into the folds of the moster mash-up phenomenon that began with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and continues to sweep the nation with Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, to name just a few. Little Vampire Women stands apart as the first mash-up to be published with the teen audience in mind.

   Marmee has taught her vampire girls well, and so they live by an unprecedented moral code of abstinence… from human blood. The March sisters must learn to get along with one another, help make society a better place, and avoid the vampire hunters who pose a constant threat to their existence. Plus, Laurie is dying to become a part of the March family, at any cost. Some things never change.

   Both hilarious and horrifying, Little Vampire Women is clever, full of black humor, and genuinely fun. What better criteria for a fantastic read that both teens and adults will find irresistible? We approached our retelling of Little Women with an open mind, an irreverent spirit, and a love for the original in our hearts. And we know the vampiric result is a book that is perfect for both reluctant readers for whom “classic” is a dirty word and fans of the story who would love to experience it again for the first time.

   *All puns fully intended