Anne of Green Gables

by Jennifer Dussling and L.M. Montgomery

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448424592
• ISBN13: 9780448424590
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

I'm now a member of the Anne fan club

I was a bookworm as a child, but for some reason, no one ever told me to read this book. It was only in discussing my adult friend's favorite books that Anne kept being mentioned. I'm 38 years old, and I decided to read it. It was a simple sentence at the end of the third chapter that caused my eyes to fill with tears that made me know that I was forever a member of the Anne with an "E" fan club: "And upstairs, in the east gable, a lonely, heart-hungry, friendless child cried herself to sleep" (p. 36). And the rest defies words. I loved this imaginative girl, and the spinster and her brother whose lives she cheered, and the kindness and joy of bosom friends, kindred spirits, friendly competition, happy tears, sad tears, dresses with puffed sleeves and flounces, and second chances. So, yes, I finally read this book that has been beloved by many. They might have had a jump start on me, knowing and loving Anne for twenty years or so, but now I love her too. And better yet -- I didn't let my ten-year-old daughter miss out on meeting Anne. She read it as well and loved her too. She's usually a fantasy/adventure reader but when I saw the depths of Anne's imagination and her exuberance, I knew that my daughter would enjoy it, and she did.

Delightful Children's Story

Anne is a skinny, carrot haired, orphan with an extremely bad temper. Her wonderful imagination gets her in and out of trouble. When she finds she may finally have a home at Green Gables her soul is lifted. Though it soon falls, because the Cuthberts didn't want a girl! Anne spends the whole story trying to prove to the Cuthberts that she can call herself Anne of Green Gables.

My Happy book

As a child I remember a teacher telling us to think of our "Happy Place" when things weren't going well, this book has become my "happy book" over the years. When I'm sad, bored or sick, I like to curl up in a chair and travel into Anne's world, it is like a comforting friend. Anne of Green Gables spans the generations - I've spent many hours reliving passages with my 80 yr old Grandmother. She will often laugh about a day being a "Jonas Day" or someone being a "kindred spirit". I think there is a little bit of Anne (with an e) in all of us. Once you read these books the innocence and passion of Anne seems to remain with you forever, no matter how old you get.

Review of Anne of Green Gables

In Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery's exciting story, Anne wants to be adopted by a famly who loves her. This imaginative, eleven year old, red-headed orphan girl changes Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert's lives forever. Matthew and Marilla had wanted an orphan boy to help on the farm in Canada, but the orphanage sent Anne instead. Anne is spunky, adventurous, talkative, and fun to be around. She enjoys reading and using her imagination. Her best friend, Diana,and she have many exciting and funny adventures together. Anne does not like to do what she is told to do, but she'll do almost anything people dare her to do. Will Matthew and Marilla keep this lively young girl? In my opinion I recommend this book to girls of ages 11 and older or for anyone that enjoys stories about adventurous girls. This book is definitely worth reading. Jonathan Cox

A warm-hearted orphan in a beautifully written novel

What a wonderful treat this book was. I wasn't fortunate enough to have read it as a child, but upon discovering it had earned a place in the BBC's Top One-Hundred Books list, decided to give Anne of Green Gables a read. The story revolves around a young orphan girl named Anne Shirley, recently adopted by the Cuthbert family who live at Green Gables farm. Throughout the book Anne has many amusing adventures and the reader is allowed to experience the joys and heartache Anne encounters whilst growing up.The way in which LM Montgomery portrayed the character of Anne within the novel was the literary equivalent of a large slice of chocolate fudge cake. Without being too large or overly sweet, it was delicious in its warmth. It was not unusual for Anne to begin a speech that would eventually last for two or even three pages. Far from being dull or tedious however, I found myself being drawn in to Anne's vivid world of fun and eccentricity. All too often in children's books central characters are two-dimensional or lacking a certain oomph necessary to bring the story to life. This book is quite the opposite. It is true that the other characters had great difficulty getting a word in edgewise when Anne launched into one of her frequent monologues, but still I felt a longing to have had a friend like her during my own childhood. I think a lot of readers (particularly children) would easily be able to relate to Anne, as the awe and enchantment she feels towards her surroundings is a pleasure to behold, and her tendency to rename the landmarks around her home is captivating (the dull-sounding `Barry's Pond' for example, becomes `The Lake of Shining Waters'). Anne has a habit of looking at the romantic aspects of her life and exaggerating them beautifully. Another feature of the book I enjoyed enormously was the humour value the author introduced into situations: "Anne, are you killed?" shrieked Diana. "No Diana, I am not killed but I think I am rendered unconscious." A lot of entertainment comes from Anne's loathing of her classmate Gilbert, the origin of such bad feeling stemmed from the time he took advantage of our heroines insecurity about her long red locks, and addressed her as `Carrots.' I felt that too many characters were introduced as Anne's school friends however, and it was often difficult to distinguish between the personalities of Jane, Josie, Ruby and Diana. Nevertheless, this was more than made up for by Anne's individuality, which as I mentioned previously is exceptionally warm-hearted.A further side of LM Montgomery's writing I greatly appreciated was her talent in bringing across the splendour of the landscape and scenery of the small island off the coast of Canada, where the novel is set: "October was a beautiful month at Green Gables... the maples behind the orchard were royal crimson and the wild cherry trees along the lane put on the loveliest shades of dark red and bronzy green, while the fields sunned themselves in