Anne of Avonlea
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4.3 • 124 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
Readers first met Anne Shirley as a freckled 11-year-old orphan who arrived in Green Gables instead of the boy the farming family had asked for. Despite—or perhaps because of—Anne’s penchant for telling tales and breaking social norms, she quickly won the hearts of everyone in her new hometown of Avonlea…including her new family.
In the second book in L.M. Montgomery’s timeless series, the always-spunky Anne turns 16 and starts working as Avonlea’s schoolteacher. When she discovers two orphans in need of a home, Anne throws herself into helping her neighbors while navigating mishaps and her feelings for Gilbert Blythe. It’s exactly the stuff that’s made millions fall in love with Anne of Green Gables.
Customer Reviews
Revisiting the Anne books of my youth
Onto the second book about Anne, I think that I might not have read this one before.
I certainly remember loving the books as a teenager and reading Anne of Green Gables with my 9 year old granddaughter, I am on a mission to revisit them all.
The old familiar feeling of wanting to know what will happen next, but regret at the end of the story because I will miss the characters; and I don’t want it to end! Choking back tears that the innocent world of Avonlea is so far removed from today’s busy high tech world. I love Avonlea and seeing the world through the author’s characters. Always gives me an emotional reaction, like rekindling a most significant, dear friendship.
Charmingly captivating!
What a beautiful mind the author has, and the gift of drawing the reader through the whole range of emotions - laughter, tears, poignancy, indignation, sadness.