Night Elf Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 My dd11 and I just finished reading Anne of Green Gables. The ending had us sobbing! I had forgotten how sad it was. We also watched the tv miniseries with Megan Follows. I remembered it and got it though netflix. My dd11 loved it! I have never read Anne of Avonlea. I do know she becomes a teacher and marries Gilbert Blythe. Would my dd11 enjoy this book as much as she did the first, or would it be too mature for her to relate to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 She would love all 8 of them! I've read them over and over from age 10 to this summer! Here are all of the titles: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Avonlea-Poplars-Rainbow-Ingleside/dp/0553609416 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Anne takes several books to become a teacher and get married; she spends a lot of time in school and college. Anne of Avonlea has her studying and, I think, going to Queens. Your daughter would probably enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 She would love all 8 of them! I've read them over and over from age 10 to this summer! Here are all of the titles: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Avonlea-Poplars-Rainbow-Ingleside/dp/0553609416 :iagree: I read the first 6 by the time I was 11 and adored them. I read my mom's copies and they're much too brittle now for my daughters, so we'll be replacing them. I discovered books 7 and 8 when visiting friends of my grandparents one summer a couple of years after reading book 6! I was so excited! It was like a Tolkien fan discovering the story didn't end with The Return of the King. ;) Then a few years after that I found the Emily of New Moon series and loved that *almost* as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 My 10 yo DD just read the whole set and loved all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 A plus for us classical folks--Anne studies Latin. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 If my parents haven't thrown them out -- [aaack ! at the possibility !] -- I have prized copies of both Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea, each of which date from around 1910. Not first editions, but close. I bought these from a used bookstore in Houston in the 1960s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I have never read Anne of Avonlea. I do know she becomes a teacher and marries Gilbert Blythe. They do not marry until book 5. :) We are re-reading book 1 right now, and just watched the first two movies. Great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 We just finished the audio book of Anne of green gables, tonight my ds10 and I sat down and watched the first half of the DVD (we also have the continuing story dvd to watch this weekend), and after finding the complete set at goodwill he started reading book 1 on his own. He is more into the story than dd9 is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Oh yay! Thank you! She is in a major reading mode right now and is reading everything in sight. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Yes, keep reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatherineNaomi Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I agree! I'm reading this series for the first time right now and really enjoying it. I'll be so sad when it's done. I was able to get the free e-books from Project Gutenberg and am reading them on my PDA. They have free audio books too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Also good by the same author: Pat of Silver Bush/Mistress Pat Magic for Marigold Emily of New Moon/Emily Climbs/Emily's Quest Jane of Lantern Hill The Story Girl/The Golden Road A Tangled Web and The Blue Castle are also good but a bit more mature. There are many collections of delightful short stories as well. Some of the short stories show up in an Anne book, a bit more fleshed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Yes the first two Sullivan Anne of Green Gables dvds are wonderful, but do not watch the third dvd. It is a travesty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 She should read them all! And the other series by Montgomery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have a copy of Anne of Green Gables sitting on my bookshelf. It is going to be one of the first books I require my daughter to read in September. I am keeping my fingers crossed she likes it. At the moment she is reading a lot of "young adult" books. The series she is reading would not be my first pick but it has 12 books and she reads nearly 100 pages each day so I shall not complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yes the first two Sullivan Anne of Green Gables dvds are wonderful, but do not watch the third dvd. It is a travesty! Megan Follows was amazing as Anne. The only problem was that she didn't grow to be tall and willowy. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have read this entire series every year since I was 9! I LOVE these books!!! They are truly classics to me. I can whole-heartedly recommend them all. Your dd would love them! I agree about the 3rd movie. Absolutely not even remotely like the books at all. Just the names Anne, Gilbert, Diana, Fred and people like that are all that the movie has in common with the books. The characters so completely change they aren't even similar with their book characters. I hated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have a copy of Anne of Green Gables sitting on my bookshelf. It is going to be one of the first books I require my daughter to read in September. I am keeping my fingers crossed she likes it. At the moment she is reading a lot of "young adult" books. The series she is reading would not be my first pick but it has 12 books and she reads nearly 100 pages each day so I shall not complain. Do you mind sharing what series this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Ledge Academy Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 We are going thru them w/ dd 8 and 9, and they love them. if you are tired of reading aloud, http://www.librivox.org has several done that you can download and burn onto cd's. Anne of Windy Poplars is #4, where we are now, and that has Anne teaching at a high school and dealing w/ Pringles (this is where some of the 2 movie comes from). enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Yes the first two Sullivan Anne of Green Gables dvds are wonderful, but do not watch the third dvd. It is a travesty! :iagree::iagree::iagree: TOTAL BUNK ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I might even rank the "Emily" books right up there with the "Anne" books. Chronicles of Avonlea and New Chronicles of Avonlea (I think is title of the second) are the more familiar story collections. Bantam (I think -- on the Starfire imprint ? ), some years ago, published a series of paperbacks containing Montgomery's "magazine stories". They are enjoyable to read. Many overlaps between these magazine stories and the separate novels. Surnames are recycled freely, even story theme elements. What I don't recommend, actually, is that children read adult biographies of Montgomery. She underwent a very "steamy" episode during her young adulthood. Tame for today's public, but pretty strong for her era. When Kiana says "mature" for those two books, that does not at all mean the content is inappropriate. Just that a younger child wouldn't be as interested. I would say the same for Montgomery's Kilmenny of the Orchard. Also good by the same author: Pat of Silver Bush/Mistress Pat Magic for Marigold Emily of New Moon/Emily Climbs/Emily's Quest Jane of Lantern Hill The Story Girl/The Golden Road A Tangled Web and The Blue Castle are also good but a bit more mature. There are many collections of delightful short stories as well. Some of the short stories show up in an Anne book, a bit more fleshed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Oh, definitely read them all. They're absolutely marvelous. All of them. My own personal favorite is Rilla of Ingleside (Rilla is the youngest of Anne's children). My daughter turned 11 recently and I've been saving these for her to read this year. I can't wait to get started!! :D oh - and {{shiver}} at the mention of the 3rd Anne DVD. :scared: :ack2: :crying: and :cursing:!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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