What is the mood of your book’s setting? Is it a happy and peaceful place? Is it sad and scary? Provide examples from the text that support your answer.

Despite being poor, the mood is warm and caring. The story begins on Christmas Eve, where the four daughters are gathered in their simple living room. Each of the girls only has one dollar, and their mother feels that spending money on presents is wasteful during wartime. To cheer themselves up, the girls decide they will each buy themselves a present. Meg wants nice things, Jo wants a book, Beth new music, and Amy drawing pencils.