L. M Montgomery
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"Its been five years since Anne came to Green Gables and shes quite grown-uppish now. True shes more interested in writing about love than falling in it, and her nose still has seven freckles. But as the new teacher at her old school, shes left her days of breaking slates and walking ridgepoles behind. Shes determined not to get into any more trouble. Then again, one cant get over the habit of being a little girl all at once" --
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Anne is marrying Gilbert Blythe! While she's deliriously happy to finally be with her version of Prince Charming, she's devastated when she learns that they will be making their new home miles away from her beloved Avonlea. But Anne is always up for an adventure, especially when she has Gilbert by her side. The newlyweds settle right in to their house of dreams. Anne couldn't be more content-the house is darling and fits all of her lofty requirements:...
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In Rainbow Valley, Anne's children grow up alongside theose of Reverent John Meredith. With a distracted father and no mother, the Meredith children get into so much trouble they decide to form a Good-ConductClub to bring themselves up and punish themselves when they do wrong. Unfortunately this only makes things worse. What they really need is a stepmother, but everyone know stepmothers are wicked. Just ask Mary Vance. -- Adapted from page [4] cover....
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When her beloved father dies, thirteen-year-old Emily Starr, orphaned and lonely, is sent to live with her mother's relatives at New Moon Farm, but despite her stern Aunt Elizabeth and malicious classmates, Emily's quick wit and lively imagination help her to form friendships and begin to feel at home.
Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely--until her beloved father died. Now Emily's an orphan, and her snobbish relatives are taking her to...
5) Emily climbs
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930L
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Thirteen-year-old Emily Starr, desperate to join her friends at high school in nearby Shrewsbury, agrees to Aunt Elizabeth's requirement that she stay in town with her Aunt Ruth, despite Ruth's refusal to allow Emily to follow her dream of becoming a writer.
Emily Byrd Starr longs to attend Queen's Academy to earn her teaching license, but her tradition-bound relatives at New Moon refuse. She is instead offered the chance to go to Shrewsbury High...
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870L
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"The Blue Castle" by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a charming and uplifting novel that enchants readers with its tale of transformation and self-discovery. Set in the early 20th century, the story follows the journey of Valancy Stirling, a timid and repressed woman who dares to break free from societal expectations.
Valancy's mundane life takes an unexpected turn when she receives a terminal medical diagnosis. Liberated by the news, she defies her overbearing...
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Anne's daughter Rilla is just fifteen when her childhood ends. With the outbreak of WWI there's not time for mooning over handsome Kenneth Ford. Instead Rilla's days are spent caring for a war-baby and knitting socks for soldiers in Europe. Amongh them is her brother Jem, while sensitive Walter struggles with his choice to stay home as the war most believed would be over by Christmas drages on for years. And all the while Jem's Little Dog Monday awaits...
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950L
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"Emily Starr is certain of two things--that she will be a great writer and that she and Teddy Kent are destined to be together. School is over, and one by one her friends leave to follow their dreams, including Teddy, who goes to art school in Montreal. Emily chooses to stay at New Moon, and though she misses her friends, she knows the path of a writer is a solitary one. With each visit home Emily's friends seem more distant, especially Teddy. Desolate,...
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810L
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Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles. They're known as the royal family of Summerside--and they quickly let Anne know she is not the person they wanted to be principal of Summerside High School. But as she settles into the cozy tower room at Windy Poplars, Anne finds she also has great allies: the widows Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty...
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800L
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Its been seven years since she married the love of her life and Anne of Green Gables is now Anne of Ingleside. As the mother of five, soon to be six, Annes life is never dull. Her children are every bit as dreamy and headstrong as she was and her own attempts at throwing a party and playing cupid prove that even she still has much to learn. When a past rival appears, Anne learns shes not above old jealousy either.
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A single young man is visiting Prince Edward Island on a teaching assignment, and becomes captivated by a sweet, endearing mute woman called Kilmeny Gordon. The teacher becomes enchanted by her natural beauty and musical talent, leading him to fall hopelessly in love.
Eric Marshall is a young, attractive bachelor who accepts a temporary teaching position on Prince Edward Island. He spends his limited time getting acquainted with the locals and...
12) The Story Girl
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Sara Stanley is only fourteen, but she can weave tales that are impossible to resist. In the charming town of Carlisle, children and grown-ups alike flock from miles around to hear her spellbinding tales. And when Bev King and his younger brother Felix arrive for the summer, they, too, are captivated by the Story Girl. Whether she's leading them on exciting misadventure or narrating timeless stories from the scary "Tale of the Family Ghost" to the...
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"Chronicles of Avonlea" is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery that serve as a companion book to the Anne of Green Gables series. The stories all relate to the fictional sea-sprayed Canadian village of Avonlea, and while Anne Shirley appears in a few, mostly concern other characters from the series, including Marilla Cuthbert, Mrs. Rachel Lynde, Diana Barry, and the Reverend Mr. Allan and his wife. Published in 1912, Montgomery's tales...
14) The Golden Road
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When Sara Stanley returns to Carlisle to spend the winter with the King family, she comes up with a great idea: she, Felicity, Cecily, and Dan will publish a magazine to help everyone through the dreary months ahead. From "Personals" to "Fashion Notes," from the etiquette column to stories of the most interesting happenings in Carlisle, Our Magazine quickly becomes the most entertaining publication anyone in town has ever read. But seasons pass, nothing...
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"Further Chronicles of Avonlea" is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery that serves as a sequel to" Chronicles of Avonlea", and a companion book to the Anne of Green Gables series. The stories all relate to the fictional sea-sprayed Canadian village of Avonlea, and while Anne Shirley appears in a few, mostly concern other characters from the series, including Diana Barry, and members of the Meredith and Blair families. Published in 1920,...
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• A Correspondence and a Climax.
• An Adventure on Island Rock.
• At Five O'Clock in the Morning.
• Aunt Susanna's Birthday Celebration.
• Bertie's New Year.
• Between the Hill and the Valley.
• Clorinda's Gifts.
• Cyrilla's Inspiration.
• Dorinda's Desperate Deed.
• Her Own People.
• Ida's New Year Cake.
• In the Old Valley.
• Jane Lavinia.
• Mackereling Out in the Gulf.
• Millicent's Double.
• The Blue North Room.
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Magic for Marigold is a novel about a young girl named Marigold and her fairytale world. Marigold lives with her family at their home named Cloud of Spruce on Prince Edward Island. She is an imaginative girl who has plenty of adventures and fantasies; many with her eccentric playmate; Sylvia. A book full of beauty and magic; not to be missed by fans of L.M. Montgomery. This early work by Lucy Maud Montgomery was originally published in 1929 and we...
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The Happiest Summer of Her Life Her whole life, Jane had believed her father was dead. It was, therefore, quite a shock to receive an invitation to stay with him for the summer on Prince Edward Island. From their very first meeting, Jane falls in love with her charming father and his whimsical cottage on Lantern Hill. A whole summer of fun and adventure, meeting neighbors, and making friends-far away from her grandmother's dreary house in the city....
19) Mistress Pat
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"Mistress Pat" is the sequel to "Pat of Silver Bush" and describes Patricia Gardiner's life in her twenties and early thirties, during which she remained single and took care of her beloved home, Silver Bush. All she could ever ask of life was bound in the magic of the lovely old house on Prince Edward Island. And now there was more than ever to do, what with planning for the Christmas family reunion, entertaining a countess, playing matchmaker, and...
20) A Tangled Web
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Follow the tangled web of relationships and emotions of the Dark and Penhallow families in this endearing classic, from the author of Anne of Green GablesAunt Becky's will is proving problematic. She has left the most precious of her possessions, an antique jug, to one of her beneficiaries-but has stipulated that the person may only be identified after a year has elapsed, once all of the family members have striven to live up to Aunt Becky's ideals....