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Learn to COOK - The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, ... Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside)
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Manufacturer: Starfire
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780553609417
Format: Box set
ISBN: 0553609416
Label: Starfire
Manufacturer: Starfire
Number Of Items: 8
Number Of Pages: 497
Publication Date: 1998-10-06
Publisher: Starfire
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 1998-10-06
Studio: Starfire
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Favorites for nearly 100 years, these classic novels follow the adventures of the spirited redhead Anne Shirley, who comes to stay at Green Gables and wins the hearts of everyone she meets.
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Summary: Anne of Green Gables/ Anne of Avonlea/ Anne of the Island
Comment: I honestly thought that before I read this book that Anne of Green Gables was about a girl who lives on a farm with her aunt and has all sorts of normal, sappy adventures. I thought it was going to be a dull, happy-happy sort of book. What I got was almost the exact opposite of what I expected. Even though the plot of the story was sometimes childish, I kept wanting to read the book to find out if the Cuthberts (specifically Marilla) would ever accept Anne. I liked how throughout the story Anne actually grew up, unlike other books I've read.
Sometimes the story got a little dull and repetetive and I had to say to myself "The chapter'll be done in a few pages, just get it over with". It was almost like a pattern. One chapter would be happy, the other Anne would have gotten herself into trouble again. I enjoyed some of the scenes where Anne would get herself into trouble, and sometimes found myself cheering on Anne as she whacked a boy for calling her 'carrots'. Also, the way Lucy Montgomery developed Anne's personality was enjoyable. I liked how Anne would actually stand up for herself when someone did something to her, and how she thought like an individual and was different. All in all, it was a cute, if childish, book. I would recommend this to anyone under the age of 13.
Anne of Avonlea is the sequel to Anne of Green Gables. Anne has grown up and is 17 years old, but is still every bit the imaginative girl she was in the last book.
Anne of Green Gables was a little childish for me, but Anne of Avonlea was more... not grown up, just different. In Anne of Green Gables, the schemes that Anne and her friends make up are over fantastical, like children will make up. The man they imagine they'll marry has to be 'dark, mysterious, tall'. In Anne of Avonlea, Diana's boyfriend/future husband doesn't match really at all what she wanted before. It adds a touch of reality. At first when I read on the back of the book that Marilla was going to adopt twins, I felt kind of resentful. I was like "They won't be as good as Anne.". But, when Davy and Dora joined the family at Green Gables, I fell in love with them. Prim and proper Dora, but rebellious and mischievous Davy. I laughed when I heard Davy put a toad in Marilla's bed.
The characters are well developed, changing from children to teens to adults. I appreciated the fact that Montgomery put in 'bad days' where one of the characters would have a horrible day and come home and complain. It (again) made the book more real. I had no trouble reading this at all, because there was never a boring page.
In Anne of the Island, Anne Shirley leaves Green Gables and heads for Redmond College. On her second day there she meets a new friend, Phillippa Grant, Phil for short.
Anne of the Island was better in some ways than the other books. It shows Anne's confusion on love and growing up. It also made me think more, specifically in the chapter of Ruby Gillis's death. It made me think about heaven and the afterlife.
The thing that irritated me and pulled me out of the story was that it was so corny. Anne hears Gilbert is sick and suddenly realizes that she did love him after all. 2 people she hardly knows propose to her. It reminded me that this was a fiction novel and filled with clichéd things. I also think that Anne depended too much on her imagination, and that it was slightly ironic that when her exact, ideal man came around that she turned him down.
The book was pretty good in the sense that it wasn't as silly, but when it comes to reality, it pretty much fails.
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Summary: type is tiny!!!
Comment: This a great price for a great series of books but it has a major problem. The type is so tiny, it's hard to read. I bought these books for my 8 year old and it's really a strain on her eyes to read them for long periods of time.
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Summary: 4.5 stars for a positive, uplifting and feel-good story for readers of all ages.
Comment: This review is for "Anne of Green Gables" which is the first of eight books in the series. It is a wonderful story, with uplifting and positive views toward life and what's important in life - relationships and caring for others. This story feels like life in a Norman Rockwell painting. Although it is classified as young adult (primarily girls ages 9 and older), as an adult I found it worthwhile and uplifting.
Story brief:
Anne Shirley is an imaginative and optimistic orphan with a keen sense of beauty and justice. At age 11, she is adopted by an elderly couple who live on a farm in Prince Edward Island, off the eastern coast of Canada. The story covers her life from ages 11 to 16 ½. In this book Anne attends the local school and then a boarding school where she earns a teaching certificate. The story is about herself, her experiences and interactions with various other children and adults in the community.
Of the eight books, I have only read the first two. The second book "Anne of Avonlea" was nice, but not as wonderful as the first book. I think the entire series might be best appreciated by younger readers. But the first book is a definite yes for all ages.
Story length: 308 pages. Sexual language and content: none. Setting: around 1900 Prince Edward Island off the coast of Canada. Copyright: 1908. Genre: young adult, human relationships fiction.
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Summary: Anne of Green Gables
Comment: Excellent service by Amazaon. My daughter is engrossed in the novels. Books arrived in a matter of a couple of weeks, way ahead of schedule. Will certainly use Amazon again.
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Summary: A heartwarming story for girls of all ages, at all times.
Comment: "Anne of Green Gables" is a classic every girl should read, no matter how old she is. The reader travels with Anne and delights in the poetry of everyday life seen by the eyes of a little orphan girl who doesn't cease to appreciate nature and whose wonderful imagination can turn a dull day into an adventure. This beautiful boxed set makes the perfect gift for either those who enjoyed the first book and would like to know what happened to Anne, or those who are reading the story for the first time.
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