This award winning biography,” Invincible Louisa” by Cornelia Meigs, is a descriptive novel about the adventurous life of Louisa May Alcott. The photographs among the pages help draw a better mental picture of the story; although, Cornelia’s retelling of Louisa’s life, alone, seems to bring Louisa back to life. Cornelia, a historian, had some things in common with Louisa, such as: were both authors of children’s literature and wrote teaching stories. Louisa May Alcott was a spirited and strong willed woman, who had lived through the Civil War. As a child Louisa enjoyed wondering outside and reading books from Mr. Emerson’s miniature library. Through this story Louisa strives to make her loved ones safe, comfortable, and happy.