ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables is a heart touching classic about an orphan girl trying to find a home that has touched the heart of millions of readers worldwide including mine which is why it's a TOP PICK! Why? Why do so many people gravitate to this highly imaginative and precocious girl? Because we all understand the desire to want to have a place to call home, to belong somewhere and be valued by someone.

Anne Shirley is a bright, imaginative red-headed little girl. She can talk the leg off a donkey and she loses herself in her thoughts and dreams when she should be paying attention to the task at hand. Through a providential set of circumstances she ends up with an elderly brother and sister who think they have no use for a little girl in their life. What they end up discovering is that Anne brings to their lives an element of love and laughter that they never knew they were missing. They in turn give her shelter and food, but it grows into so much more than that. By the end of the book one of the best questions you can ask is "who needed whom the most" and let the discussions begin!

*If you love Anne of Green Gables there are 7 more wonderful books in the series

*The movie adaptations Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea starring Megan Follows are wonderful representations of the original books. The Continuing Story does not follow the books. It is an entertaining movie but takes a turn from the original series