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Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert of Green Gables had no intention of adopting the talkative, mischievous, red-headed girl the orphanage in Nova Scotia sent by mistake. What they wanted was a sturdy, sensible boy to help with the chores. Instead, they got 11-year-old Anne Shirley, whose capacity for adventure was only matched by her bright spirit and love of life. Still, there was something about the little girl that gave them second thoughts. She was keen of wit with a scintillating effervescence that was purely captivating. Just perhaps....

At 16, Anne is grown up...almost. Her gray eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. But when Anne begins her job as the new schoolteacher, the real test of her character begins. She is learning how complicated life can be when she meddles in someone else's romance, finds two new orphans at Green Gables, and wonders about the strange behavior of the very handsome Gilbert Blythe.

Emily Starr had never known what it was to be lonely - until her beloved father died. In this, the first of the Emily novels, young Emily is orphaned and goes to live with her mother's snobbish relatives at New Moon Farm. Sure that she'll never be happy there, Emily endures her stern Aunt Elizabeth and malicious classmates by holding her head high and using her quick wit.

Sara Stanley is only 14, but she can weave tales that are impossible to resist. In the charming town of Carlisle, children and grown-ups alike flock from miles around to hear her spellbinding narratives. And when Bev King and his younger brother, Felix, arrive for the summer, they, too, are captivated by the Story Girl.

On her 29th birthday, Valency Stirling awakens to a life that she knows will never change. Under the thumb of an autocratic mother and a poor relation in a large domineering family, for years her only refuge has been in her dreams of a mystical Blue Castle, where beauty and kindness reign.

This tale follows the adventures of Anne, a young red-haired orphan who has spent her entire childhood being passed around from one foster home to the next. Until one day she is sent to Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert by mistake. While trying to adopt a boy to help work on their farm, the Cuthberts end up with Anne, who they cannot send away after learning that an evil woman in town was attempting to adopt her. Anne gains many friendships in her new town with her eager, quick-witted, and bright attitude.

The Big Book of Christmas: Classic Stories and Poems is a grand compilation that assembles a treasure trove of holiday tales and poems from a remarkable array of authors. This extensive collection includes 100 classic works, each thoughtfully illustrated, to immerse readers in the magic and wonder of the Christmas season. This anthology spans a rich tapestry of Christmas literature, including timeless favorites such as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Red Room," "A Letter from Santa Claus," "The Fir Tree," "Song of the Holly," and many more.

If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy Stirling’s whole life would have been entirely different. She would have gone, with the rest of her clan, to Aunt Wellington’s engagement picnic and Dr. Trent would have gone to Montreal. But it did rain and you shall hear what happened to her because of it. Valancy wakened early, in the lifeless, hopeless hour just preceding dawn. She had not slept very well.

Rilla is Anne and Gilbert Blythe’s youngest daughter, an excitable 15-year-old who is unaware of how the world works, and is only interested in having fun. But the world is on the brink of a global war, and soon Rilla’s family and life are turned upside down, as several of her brothers enlist in the army and are sent to fight overseas. The book follows Rilla’s life through the duration of World War I, as she grows up quickly from the responsibilities put on young women in this time.

In the seventh book of the Anne of Green Gables series, Anne and Gilbert Blythe have been happily married for over a decade and have six children. The children take center stage in this story, as they befriend the four children of a new minister in tow, John Meredith. After John’s wife died, he has buried himself into theological studies, and lets his children run free. And though the children are generally kind and loyal, the townsfolk only really notice them on the occasions where they’re getting into trouble.

Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L.M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-twentieth century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is mistakenly sent to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Anne of Avonlea is a 1909 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Anne is about to start her first term teaching at the Avonlea school, although she will still continue her studies at home with Gilbert, who is teaching at the nearby White Sands School. The book soon introduces Anne's new and problematic neighbour, Mr. Harrison, and his foul-mouthed parrot, as well as the twins, Davy and Dora.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Alle Annes børn er blevet voksne, undtagen hendes yngste datter, Rilla, som er hovedpersonen i denne sidste bog i serien. Den smukke 15-årige Bertha Marilla ”Rilla” Blythe drømmer uskyldigt om sit første bal og måske et kys fra Kenneth Ford, men i horisonten truer Første Verdenskrigs mørke skyer. Rillas brødre drager i krig, og den unge pige melder sig til byens Røde kors og bliver reservemor for en forældreløs lille dreng.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Anne og Gilbert har nu været gift i 15 år. De har fået fem børn og har et mere på vej. Der er ikke et sted i verden Anne hellere vil være end i hendes elskede eventyrhus Ingleside, selvom der er nok at se til med både børn og hus og pludselig også en Tante Mary Maria, der driver dem alle til vanvid, da hun kommer på besøg og ikke ser ud til at rejse igen foreløbig.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Anne og Gilbert er blevet forlovet - en forlovelse der varer tre år, mens Gilbert læser til læge på universitetet, og Anne er leder af skolen i den lille by Summerside. Det er en tid med længsel og venten men også med nye venner og mange nye erfaringer for Anne, som undervejs skriver lange kærlighedsbreve til Gilbert, hvor hun fortæller om alt, hvad hun oplever - både det alvorlige, romantiske og komiske. Og de tre år flyver afsted...

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Annes seks børn Jem, Walter, tvillingerne Nan og Di, Shirley og Rilla, har i Regnbuedalen fundet det perfekte sted at lege. Her begynder alle deres fantasifulde eventyr, og her møder de den bortløbne Mary Vance og også de fire Meredith-børn, der netop er flyttet ind i præstegården med deres far. De unge eventyrere har mange planer, som bl.a. indebærer at redde Mary Vance fra at blive sendt på børnehjem og at finde en kone til den glemsomme præst, der ikke rigtig har styr på noget.

Serien om "Anne fra Grønnebakken" er en klassiker, der verden over læses i laser af både tweens, unge og voksne læsere. Annes elskede Gilbert er endelig blevet færdig som læge, og der bliver holdt et romantisk bryllup under frugttræerne på Grønnebakken, inden de to unge begynder livet sammen i deres eget drømmehus ved De Fire Vinde. Her møder de mange nye naboer og venner, bl.a. den rare Kaptajn Jim, fyrtårnsopsynsmanden med de mange historier fra sit liv på havet, den skrappe Miss Cornelia Bryant, som hader mænd, og den triste og smukke Leslie Moore, som Anne hjælper gennem en svær tid, men som også hjælper Anne, da hun kommer ud for en stor sorg.

Marilla "Rilla" Blythe, the youngest daughter of Gilbert and Anne Blythe, is nearly 15 when the First World War begins making news. Seemingly overnight, the men of the town are being called up to enlist. Rilla, who had long yearned for adulthood, finds new responsibilities as the war wages on.

Anne and Gilbert begin their life together in Anne's House of Dreams, a continuation of the story that began with Anne of Green Gables. First published in 1917, the L. M. Montgomery series continues with Anne as a new bride making new friends wherever she finds them. They settle on the seashore at Four Winds Point, an area near the village of Glen St. Mary on Prince Edward Island, Canada. She is befriended by the capable Miss Cornelia Bryant, kindly old sea Captain Jim, and the beautiful, mysterious figure of Mrs. Dick Moore.

Rainbow Valley was written in 1919 by L. M. Montgomery for the series that began with Anne of Green Gables. Anne and Gilbert's children are growing up! Their new friends, the Merediths, live in the Manse nearby. When the Merediths aren't playing in the graveyard or riding pigs through town, they meet up with the Blythes to play, fish, and study insects in Rainbow Valley!