Jo's Boys returns to Plumfield, the school that Jo March and her husband run, now grown into a small college. Several years have passed, and the pupils from earlier books are young men and women facing careers, love and ambition. Jo is now a famous author and must balance her fame with her duties to the school and family. The book looks gently at work, talent, women's education and the choices of early adulthood. It is the last of the March family novels and closes the story with warmth.