Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) in Read the Movie

May 09, 2017 Boutayna rated it really liked it

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Jul 15, 2021 Janelle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

After the wild ride that was When No One is Watching, I decided that it would be the perfect time to pay a visit to Anne and the village of Avonlea and picked up Anne of Avonlea. I'll admit that I had forgotten chunks of this installment in the series, partly because it has been a while since I've read this (my junior year of high school), and because the movie is a combination of this and the next two books in the series. I loved revisiting Anne and watching her as the new school teacher at the ...more

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Apr 30, 2014 Andrea Ika rated it really liked it

My impression
There are a number of literary features which markedly differentiates Canadian writers from their American and British counterparts, and this children moral tale, written in 1909 as the second installment of Anne of Green Gables, does prove and affirm the uniquely female insight on social values and the role of women in academic and lifelong education.I was a bit older when I read Anne of Green Gables, but it still taught me so many things about being a child and about life in gener My impression
There are a number of literary features which markedly differentiates Canadian writers from their American and British counterparts, and this children moral tale, written in 1909 as the second installment of Anne of Green Gables, does prove and affirm the uniquely female insight on social values and the role of women in academic and lifelong education.I was a bit older when I read Anne of Green Gables, but it still taught me so many things about being a child and about life in general. It also opened my eyes to so many realizations in life..How I wish i could have read the book when I was in grade school, so I could have enjoyed it more. But nevertheless, I am still grateful that I had the chance to acquire and read the book

The story
The book starts by revealing that Anne is to be the teacher of the Avonlea School, although she will still continue her studies at home with Gilbert, who is teaching at the nearby White Sands School. The book soon introduces Anne's new and problematic neighbor, Mr. Harrison and his obscene parrot, as well as the twins, Davy and Dora. They are the children of Marilla's third cousin and she adopts them when their mother dies. Dora is a nice, well-behaved girl, while Davy is a little more of a handful and gets into many scrapes. Other characters introduced are some of Anne's new pupils, such as Paul Irving, an American boy living with his grandma in Avonlea. He delights Anne because of his imagination and childish ways, which are a lot like Anne's in her childhood. Later in the book, Anne and her friends meet Miss Lavender, a nice but lonely lady who had been engaged to Paul's father 25 years before.
Among other things, during this book, Anne discovers the delights and troubles of being a teacher, takes part in the raising of Davy and Dora, and organizes the A.V.I.S. (Avonlea Village Improvement Society), which tries to bring improvements to Avonlea with questionable results, at first.
At the end, Anne and Gilbert go off to college, while Miss Lavender marries her long time engagement, Mr. Irving.

The characters
This book sees Anne maturing slightly, even though she still cannot avoid getting into a number of her familiar scrapes, as only Anne can—some of which include selling her neighbor's cow (having mistaken it for her own), or getting stuck in a broken duck house roof.
I love the schoolchildren and Mr. Harrison and Rachel Lynde and Miss Lavendar. Charlotta the Fourth, Diana, Glibert....all of them! Their triumphs make me cheer! Their mishaps make me laugh. Their disasters make me cry, but the smile with the hopeful poetry and bright outlook that Anne provides.

Anne is no longer a child in this book, but she hasn't lost her charm and imagination. This was similar to the first book in that it just covers Anne's day to day life and the lessons she learns along the way. It was just as enjoyable as Anne of Green Gables.We learn that to dream and to imagine is to live; to never to lose sight of where we come from and who we are; to never give up hope in attaining a dream; and…to love and appreciate those that are dear to us while we are yet together. Anne also teaches us that sometimes the most wonderful dreams are closer to home than we may think.

What will happen next for Anne? I can't wait to find out.
I would highly recommend it to young girls up to full-grown women, or for family story time. ...more

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Mar 10, 2020 Beth rated it really liked it

I really liked this book. Just like the first it was charming, descriptive and enjoyable to read. I loved the introduction of Davy Keith who is just a wonderful character and he made me laugh throughout the whole book. I liked the friendship between Anne and Miss Lavender as she finds a true "kindred spirit" to spend time with. I liked the school stories as Anne's class grown to love her as their teacher despite her refusing to dole out "corporate punishment" and I am looking forward to the next ...more

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Mar 18, 2020 Jessica rated it liked it

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I loved Anne of Green Gables, but I found the children in this sequel very irritating (particularly Davy, but Dora and Paul weren’t much better). I think I prefer seeing grown-up Anne interact with other adults as I still enjoyed those parts of the book. I am willing to give the next book a try, but I don’t think I can stomach another book about Davy.

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