~Anne of Green Gables~

"Nothing I have ever written gave me so much pleasure to write. I made my 'Anne' a real human girl." - From the Selected Journals of Lucy Maud Montgomery, August 26, 1907

This book was published in 1908 by the L.C. Page Company of Boston. It was Maud's first book, the first of many.      In Anne of Green Gables, you first meet an eleven-year-old orphan named Anne. The moment she opens her mouth you know that this isn't just any eleven-year-old. She may have many mishaps, but as Anne said, "There must be a limit to the mistakes one person can make, and when I get to the end of them, then I'll be through with them." You will soon admire her for her spirit and love of beauty.      The book begins when an elderly brother and sister who apply for a boy at a Nova Scotia orphanage to help work on the farm. Matthew Cuthert (the brother) goes to the train station to find what he thinks will be a boy, but instead finds a skinny red haired girl. Matthew feels he can't leave her there, so he takes her to Green Gables so Marilla (the sister) can tell her that she must be sent back. On the ride there, Matthew, who is very shy and dreads talking to a female, starts to like her.      Of course, we know that Anne will stay at Green Gables so I will stop there and let you read the book. You will find yourself laughing out loud at Anne's "adventures" and want more of this girl with the red hair, which Anne calls her "lifelong sorrow".       Anne is for all ages, especially for all those from the race of Joseph. (Or kindred spirit) Anne seems so alive and will leap off the pages. This is one character you don't want to miss reading. And just think, there are seven more Anne books after it!