Anne of Green Gables, Written by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Written by L.M. Montgomery

Grades: 3-6

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert live in Avonlea, Canada, in the late 1800's on a farm called Green Gables. They are brother and sister and getting older. They decide to adopt a boy to help around the farm. They mention this to a women who is traveling to the orphanage. The women says she will pass the message along and send a child their way. The message gets messed up and instead of finding a girl at the train station, they find a girl. Her name is Anne Shirley. Anne will change their lives and the lives of the entire town. Anne is full of poetry and dreams. She gets into all sorts of mischief and trouble. Anne makes friends with Diana. She does very well in school and makes a rival with Gilbert. Gilbert and Anne compete at everything. They both score the same on the teaching test. They compete to see who will graduate at the top of the class. Gilbert gets the gold medal and Anne the scholarship. Her joy is short lived when Matthew has a heart attack and dies after learning  all the money they had is gone because the bank closed. Marilla also gets bad news, she can no longer sew, or she will go blind from straining her eyes. Marilla wants to sell the farm. Anne gets Diana's dad, Mr. Berry, to rent the farm. She gives up her scholarship and teaches at the Avonlea School. Gilbert was suppose to teach there but, gives up the position for Anne to be home. Anne is grateful to Gilbert and decides they can call a truce and be friends.