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Type: fiction

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Author: L.M. Montgomery

Description: Anne's children are mostly grown and persuing college and romances, but for the youngestAnne's children are mostly grown and persuing college and romances, but for the youngest daughter, Rilla. She is contemplating her future with plans for enjoyment and excitement. Little does she understand that the world is on the edge of war. Little Rilla is forced to abruptly abandon her thoughts of fun and frivolity as one brother or playmate after another leaves for the front. She promises an oath to her favorite brother, Walter, that she will make his sacrifice to the war effort worthwhile by handling it with grace and her own effort. The four war years change Rilla as she cares for a little "war baby" and stays informed about the many soldiers so far away. At war's end, Rilla has been transformed from a silly, irresponsible little girl into a hard-working, loving young woman who will have the capacity to help her sweetheart, Ken, over his experiences at the front...

2006-03-02

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Type: fiction

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Author: L.M. Montgomery

Description: Anne is the mother of three exuberant boys and three lively girls now. Gilbert is ever busyAnne is the mother of three exuberant boys and three lively girls now. Gilbert is ever busy with his medical practice, and Anne is ever busy protecting her children from dealing too quickly with the task of growing up. This busy, but separate goals has Anne doubting Gilbert's love while Gilbert is oblivious to her concerns. In the end, they can readily acknowledge their true compatibility as they travel to Europe while the children have their own adventures...

2006-02-27

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Type: fiction

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Author: L.M. Montgomery

Description: Newlyweds Anne and Gilbert move to their house of dreams where they quickly befriend an old,Newlyweds Anne and Gilbert move to their house of dreams where they quickly befriend an old, sea captain and their beautiful and suffering neighbor. They suffer the grief of losing their first born and the joy of welcoming their first son. They weather disappoint and grief and are very much united as they leave their first home and move to a house that will accomodate the dreams of their future. ...

2006-02-12

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Type: fiction

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Author: L.M. Montgomery

Description: Anne leaves Green Gables for four years of college and finds that life changes very quickly. Anne leaves Green Gables for four years of college and finds that life changes very quickly. She meets new friends, eases a childhood friend's death and is bridesmaid for her childhood and college friends' weddings. She believes she has found the man of her dreams until he asks her to marry him. She must say "no", and it is only at that turning point that she realizes that Gilbert, the boy who had called her "Carrot" at Avonlea school is the one she loves. She acknowledges her mistake of denying her love as he struggles with typhoid fever, but he recovers and they commit to each other...

2006-02-06

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Type: fiction

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Author: L.M. Montgomery

Description: The death of her beloved Matthew and her teaching job at the Avonlea school mark the end ofThe death of her beloved Matthew and her teaching job at the Avonlea school mark the end of childhood for Anne. Despite her needing to stay at Green Gables to care for vision-impaired Marilla and the orphaned Davey and Dory, Anne quickly gets over her need to refuse her college scholarship. With imagination and zest for life she continues to make friends and imfluence those around her....

2006-02-04