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A possible children's book read?
By Carol She's S… , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 27 views
By Carol She's S… , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah! · 21 posts · 27 views
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The beloved classic 1908 novel about an orphan girl who mistakenly comes to the Prince Edward Island home of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who just wanted an orphan boy to help Matthew with chores. After an initial kerfuffle about sending Anne back to the orphanage and getting the boy they had intended, hearts are softened, and Anne proceeds to upend their lives ... in what turns out to be very good ways for everyone involved.
Anne is eleven years old when she first comes ...more
Having just read this book again for the umpteenth time (but not for many years), I found the old magic to be present. I wouldn't call this a children's book, because the language is quite elaborate (the first sentence in the book is 149 words), but the story certainly resonates with all ages. I know I first read it at the age of 12 but I was a ferocious reader. I had forgotten how funny it was in places, but it is also very sad. My teacher friend told me she read it aloud to her class, and when
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Anne reminds me of Annie and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis.
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Loved this book. A bit hard to read aloud because of some of the vocabulary but still a remarkably wonderful story.
Feb 06, 2012
Meenu
marked it as to-read
Aug 06, 2012
Naga Sravika Bodapati
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Martha Forsyth
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Jan 02, 2013
Zahara Cerise cares about alien existential angst
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it was amazing
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Nov 21, 2014
Ashley Nichols
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