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Book Summary
11-year-old Anne Shirley, an orphan, is adopted by a shy farmer, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister, Marilla. Originally the Cuthberts wanted to adopt a boy to help out at the farm, but Anne Shirley turns out to be the best mistake in the Cuthberts' lives. Even though Anne lost her parents at a very young age, she is still full of wonderful imaginations on everything around her and happens to her. Out of all the friends Anne makes from school, she likes Diana Barry the most and dislikes Gilbert Blythe the most, that is until they both leave home for school to study in a teacher program. After Anne wins the Avery scholarship to go to college, Matthew dies from a heart attack triggered by the news of their bank going out of business. Anne decides to give up her scholarship and takes the teaching job in her own town so she can help Marilla around the house.
Reference
Montgomery, L. M. (c1999). Anne of Green Gables. Masterwork Books.
Librarian's Corner
Anne of Green Gables is one of the icons for children's classic literature. This book is a great example of a record of someone's life from childhood to adulthood. It teaches readers what life was like in the old days. With our life so busy now in the present, we hardly have time to sit down and reflect on what's happening around us. This book helps readers, youths and adults, to stop and think about the people and things around them. Reading this book can really help readers appreciate what they have and make meaningful connections with the people and things that often slip their minds. This book sends out many positive messages on family, friendship, ambition, and love.
Reviews
From Goodreads.com
Everyone's favorite redhead, the spunky Anne Shirley, begins her adventures at Green Gables, a farm outside Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. When the freckled girl realizes that the elderly Cuthberts wanted to adopt a boy instead, she begins to try to win them and, consequently, the reader, over.
Goodreads.com. (n.d.) [Review on Anne of Green Gables.] Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables.
From Commonsensemedia.org
Parents need to know that this classic 1908 children's novel by L.M. Montomgery remains a perennial favorite thanks to its memorable heroine: irrepressible red-headed orphan Anne Shirley. Anne's adventures are full of amusing (and occasionally mildly dangerous) scrapes, but she's quick to learn from her mistakes and usually has only the best of intentions. Although Anne gets her best friend drunk in one episode (it's an honest mistake), there's very little here that's at all iffy for kids -- though younger readers might get a bit bogged down in the many descriptions of Anne's Prince Edward Island, Canada, home. A sad death may hit some kids hard, but the book's messages about the importance of love, friendship, family, and ambition are worth it.
Commonsensemedia.org. (n.d.) [Review on Anne of Green Gables.] Retrieved from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/anne-of-green-gables.
Value to the Library
Elementary School Library
The book, Anne of Green Gables, is definitely one of the books I will have on display for out Family School Night. I will talk to parents about books they can read at home with their children, especially those who have upper elementary aged child(ren).There are many things parents and their children can discuss together, such as: Why do you think this book is considered a classic? Would you say that Anne is a role model for her peers? If the story was written in the present, what kind of behaviors would be described in the book? What makes Anne different from her peers? An idea to enhance writing would be for the students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade to add a chapter or episode in the book. The students can also create a portrait of Anne using different mediums of art and have a "Portrait of Anne Shirley" gallery in the library!
Reference
Montgomery, L. M. (c1999). Anne of Green Gables. Masterwork Books.
Librarian's Corner
Anne of Green Gables is one of the icons for children's classic literature. This book is a great example of a record of someone's life from childhood to adulthood. It teaches readers what life was like in the old days. With our life so busy now in the present, we hardly have time to sit down and reflect on what's happening around us. This book helps readers, youths and adults, to stop and think about the people and things around them. Reading this book can really help readers appreciate what they have and make meaningful connections with the people and things that often slip their minds. This book sends out many positive messages on family, friendship, ambition, and love.
Reviews
From Goodreads.com
Everyone's favorite redhead, the spunky Anne Shirley, begins her adventures at Green Gables, a farm outside Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. When the freckled girl realizes that the elderly Cuthberts wanted to adopt a boy instead, she begins to try to win them and, consequently, the reader, over.
Goodreads.com. (n.d.) [Review on Anne of Green Gables.] Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables.
From Commonsensemedia.org
Parents need to know that this classic 1908 children's novel by L.M. Montomgery remains a perennial favorite thanks to its memorable heroine: irrepressible red-headed orphan Anne Shirley. Anne's adventures are full of amusing (and occasionally mildly dangerous) scrapes, but she's quick to learn from her mistakes and usually has only the best of intentions. Although Anne gets her best friend drunk in one episode (it's an honest mistake), there's very little here that's at all iffy for kids -- though younger readers might get a bit bogged down in the many descriptions of Anne's Prince Edward Island, Canada, home. A sad death may hit some kids hard, but the book's messages about the importance of love, friendship, family, and ambition are worth it.
Commonsensemedia.org. (n.d.) [Review on Anne of Green Gables.] Retrieved from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/anne-of-green-gables.
Value to the Library
Elementary School Library
The book, Anne of Green Gables, is definitely one of the books I will have on display for out Family School Night. I will talk to parents about books they can read at home with their children, especially those who have upper elementary aged child(ren).There are many things parents and their children can discuss together, such as: Why do you think this book is considered a classic? Would you say that Anne is a role model for her peers? If the story was written in the present, what kind of behaviors would be described in the book? What makes Anne different from her peers? An idea to enhance writing would be for the students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade to add a chapter or episode in the book. The students can also create a portrait of Anne using different mediums of art and have a "Portrait of Anne Shirley" gallery in the library!
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