Anne of Green Gables
By Lucy Maud Montgomery

Just close your eyes and imagine being in Anne Shirley's shoes waiting for your fate at a train station in Nova Scotia. You're wondering what your new home would be like? Will your new step father and step mother be nice? You are feeling scared and curious.

The book, Anne of Green Gables was published in 1908. The story takes place in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert had planned to adopt an 11 year old boy to help them around the farm and to help with chores. But the only person waiting at the train station from the orphanage in Nova Scotia was eleven year old, Anne Shirley.
Anne was a creative, talkative, intelligent young girl unlike Mr. Cuthbert (he’s barely sociable). She’s longing for a family that will keep her. The moment, Anne stepped into Green Gables farm, the place would never be the same. When she overhears Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert discussing about them bringing her back. Instantly, she starts shedding tears and saying “you don’t want me because I’m not a boy!” 

To me this book is very descriptive. I could imagine everything from Green Gables farm to Mr. Berry’s pond. I also think this book is funny because of all Anne’s mistakes and the situations she gets into. I think this book is a little bit sad because of the ending when someone suddenly dies.

I recommend this book for boys and girls ages 9 and up because of the vocabulary and the events may be confusing. 

Will Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert keep Anne even though she got into so much trouble there?
She fell off her best friend’s roof.  She got her best friend, Diana Berry drunk giving her wine instead of juice. She almost poisoned the minister’s wife by accident, by putting the wrong ingredients in her cake. If I were her and I made those mistakes I would be so sad.  I would scream in the mirror “I AM SO MEAN!” I would hate myself for those mistakes. What about you?

The author of this book is L.M Montgomery.  She was born in P.E.I.  She wrote 20 novels and 500 poems and short stories. She was born on November 30, 1874 and died April 24, 1942. She was age 64.

Will the family keep Anne?
Read L.M Montgomery’s heart warming, classic novel, Anne of Green Gables to find out!
P.S. “I’m glad I’m not her!”
A.B.