Critical Reception
Children's Literature calls Invincible Louisa a "graceful, well-written account"... Besides presenting the facts of her life, the author weaves in many evocative descriptions of Louisa's environment and feelings, thus creating a biography that seems more interesting and appealing than a more factual, unadorned work." Kirkus Reviews called Meigs "one of the best-loved authors of fiction for boys and girls." It went on to praise "the new biography, which makes Joe(sic) live again in the courageous, gallant girlhood of this favorite of American story tellers."
Invincible Louisa received the Newbery Medal for "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" in 1934. It was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1963.
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