Anne of Green Gables

Format:

Book

Title:

Anne of Green Gables

Author:

Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942, author.

ISBN:

9780448060309

9780448424323

9780553213133

9780075495666

9780771098833

9780590422437

9780451521125

9781545552377

Publication:

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [1983]

Physical Description:

382 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Series title(s):

Illustrated junior library.

Contents:

Mrs. Rachel Lynde is surprised -- Matthew Cuthbert is surprised -- Marilla Cuthbert is surprised -- Morning at Green Gables -- Anne's history -- Marilla makes up her mind -- Anne says her prayers -- Anne's bringing up is begun -- Mrs. Rachel Lynde is properly horrified -- Anne's apology -- Anne's impressions of Sunday school -- Solemn vow and promise -- Delights of anticipation -- Anne's confession -- Tempest in the school teapot -- Diana is invited to tea with tragic results -- New interest in life -- Anne to the rescue -- Concert, a catastrophe, and a confession -- Good imagination gone wrong -- New departure in flavorings -- Anne is invited out to tea -- Anne comes to grief in an affair of honor -- Miss Stacy and her pupils get up a concert -- Matthew insists on puffed sleeves -- Story club is formed -- Vanity and vexation of spirit -- Unfortunate lily maid -- Epoch in Anne's life -- Queen's class is organized -- Where the brook and river meet -- Pass list is out -- Hotel concert -- Queen's girl -- Winter at Queen's -- Glory and the dream -- Reaper whose name is death -- Bend in the road.

Summary:

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader None 7.6 18.0 Maude Laird Middle School.

Subject(s):

Friendship -- Fiction.

Country life -- Fiction.

Orphans -- Fiction.

Islands -- Fiction.

Country life -- Prince Edward Island -- Fiction.

Prince Edward Island -- Fiction.

Prince Edward Island -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Canada -- History -- 1867-1914 -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Prince Edward Island -- Fiction.

Prince Edward Island -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Canada -- History -- 1867-1914 -- Fiction.

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Summary

As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever...but will the Cuthberts send her back to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected-a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match. If only she can convince them to let her stay, she'll try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes and blurting out the first thing that comes to her mind. Anne is not like anybody else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special-a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreams of the day when she can call herself Anne of Green Gables.

Author Notes

One of the best-loved children's/young adult authors, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on November 30, 1874 in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the daughter of Hugh John and Clara Woolner. After attending Prince of Wales College and Dalhouse College in Halifax, she became a certified teacher, eventually teaching in Bideford, Prince Edward Island. She also served as an assistant at the post office and as a writer for the local newspaper, The Halifax Daily Echo.

Best known for her Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables books, Montgomery received many high honors. She was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1923 and a Canadian stamp commemorates Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables. In addition, various museums dedicated to the book series and Montgomery's life dot Prince Edward Island.

The books in the Anne series follow the growth and adventures of a red-haired, spritely, high-spirited and imaginative orphan named Anne who lives on Prince Edward Island. The success of these books rested in Montgomery's ability to vividly recollect childhood and her easy storytelling ability. They are tremendously popular to this day and have been translated into more than 35 languages and adapted as movies and PBS television productions.

On July 5, 1911, L.M. Montgomery married Ewan Macdonald, a Presbyterian minister, and the marriage produced three children. She died on April 24, 1942.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Anne never fit in at any of the foster homes she was sent to after her parents' deaths. When she is mistakenly sent to the Cuthbert's farmhouse, Green Gables, she is overjoyed. Although the foster parents wanted a boy, this mischievous, talkative, imaginative girl eventually gets under their skin. Kate Burton, an incredible vocal artist, provides superb narration for L. M. Montgomery's classic. She creates an irresistibly vivacious and breathless voice for Anne. She also provides an excellent voice for the repressed and proper Marilla Cuthbert, slowly allowing the woman's increasing affection for her charge to blossom. Shy Matthew Cuthbert is voiced quietly but firmly. Listeners will fall in love with Burton's performance as well as the spunky, exceptional Anne Shirley. A must-have for all libraries-B. Allison Gray, Goleta Public Library, Santa Barbara, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Illustrated with adequate watercolors, this easy-to-read adaptation of the beloved classic distills some of Anne's most memorable escapades from the novel. In these few bare-boned episodes, the novel's charm is as hard to find as Marilla's missing brooch. The original is a great read aloud for those not ready to read it on their own. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Gr. 6-8. An orphan girl finds happiness and security on a Nova Scotia farm when she is taken in by a kindly bachelor and his crusty sister. Beautifully filmed for television.

Library Journal Review

Nova Scotia-born children's author Wilson gives us the backstory to a classic, imagining little orphan Anne of Green Gables before she found her new family. Look for the 100th-anniversary edition of L.M. Montgomery's beloved work (ISBN 978-0-399-15478-2. $19.95). (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.