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  • This book holds a special place in my heart. It was my first "big book" when I was 9. It sparked my love of reading, and for that, I will always cherish the trials and triumphs of the orphan girl who just wanted to be loved.

    Some have criticized this book for being overly sentimental. But for ... Continue

    This book holds a special place in my heart. It was my first "big book" when I was 9. It sparked my love of reading, and for that, I will always cherish the trials and triumphs of the orphan girl who just wanted to be loved.

    Some have criticized this book for being overly sentimental. But for those who cannot appreciate the simple charm and captivation of innocent childhood, I have no sympathy. This is a lovely, sweet, enchanting book which every young girl should read.

    

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  • This is my favorite young adult novel. A rich, textured story, beautiful in detail and so fun to read that the pages fly by. I fell in love with the characters and have never forgotten a thing about the book. I went on to read the rest of the series and every other book written by L.M. Montgomery ... Continue

    This is my favorite young adult novel. A rich, textured story, beautiful in detail and so fun to read that the pages fly by. I fell in love with the characters and have never forgotten a thing about the book. I went on to read the rest of the series and every other book written by L.M. Montgomery I could get my hands on.

    

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Anne (with an ‘e’ of course)starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead?

Anne Shirley, with her boundless imagination and heart, slowly brings joy into the narrow lives of those around her, and into the lives of readers who have delighted in her adventures since Lucy Maud Montgomery began writing about her in 1905.

Anne’s courage, her enthusiasm, and her ability to love, have made her one of literature’s most beloved characters in Canada and around the world.

This beautifully illustrated volume, with a foreword by Kate Macdonald Butler, one of L. M. Montgomery’s grandchildren, is a treasure for those who find in Anne a familiar friend as well as for those who are discovering this “kindred spirit” for the first time.

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