Little Men is a little preachy, when I read it now, but I loved it as a little kid. There are these friends, Dan and Nat, and Dan is big and burly, and Nat is slim and delicate, and Dan takes care of Nat and stoically takes the blame for him when Nat is unjustly accused of stealing money, and --

Er, I'll shut up. But even if you didn't like Little Women, you might like Little Men. (I didn't like Little Women at all.)

Those damn Fandom Gods don't keep a very good timetable. I've been waiting for both fandoms for a while now.