ANNE HAS GREEN HAIR!. Review on Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Montgomery

I bet you thought that Anne of was a fictional girl in Lucy Maud Montgomery's book ''Anne of Green Gables''?

THE BOOK:

Please note the spelling of Ann at the beginning of this review is correct. In the early part of the 1800 Ann Shirley Parents are both killed. She has no Relatives so she goes from one Foster Home to another. She is a very unhappy Child until she is adopted by the Cuthbert Family. They lived on a Farm, (near Green Gables, on Prince Edward Island, (one of the 10 Provinces of Canada). They had one Son named, Matthew. They decided to adopt a boy, (around the same age as Matthew), to be a companion and to help him with the work on the Farm. It is not clear why the Adoption Agency does not send them a boy but sends them Ann. Matthew is sent to the Train Station to pick up his new Brother. When he sees Ann, (she is 11 years old), he knows that his Parents won't want her. He is a kind boy who doesn't want to upset Anne so he takes her home with him. The Cuthberts decide to let her stay for a while. Ann is so excited with her new Family she can't stop talking. Her constant noise bothers all of the Cutherts until one day they realize Ann has become precious to them. Matthew's Mother, (Marilla), decides she will bring her up as a hard working Christian. They try to over look her ''chattering'' and help her learn and work along side of them. Matthew is a quiet boy but he and Anne become good friends.

One day Ann tells Marilla she want to change her name to Cordelia. Marilla tells Ann that she has a wonderful name and doesn't need to change it. Ann convinces her to allow her to add an ''e'' to the end of her name and she becomes Anne. Anne is always getting into trouble. For example she breaks the slate, (that she writes on with chalk to take notes at School), over the head of Gilbert Blythe. A Traveling Salesman passes through Green Gables and sells her a liquid to use on her hair. She goes home and uses it. I bet you guessed it, her red hair turns green! We follow Anne through he life until she finishes School. I borrow this Book from the Library so I could write this review. I found I was laughing and crying all over again as I read about Anne. This ends my tale, as I never tell the end of a story. *Do not let your Child read this Book alone as there is something that happens at the end that might up set them.

THE AUTHOR:

''Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island. She lived in P.E.I. until she met and married Reverent Ewen Macdonald. They moved to Leaskdal and then Norval, (both are towns in Ontario). She died in Toronto, (in 1942), and is buried in Cavendish, P.E.I. Before she passed away she wrote about 11 Books and many short stories. There are 4 other ''Anne'' books: Anne of Avonlea, (a story of Anne's time a College), Anne of the Island, (when she finishes College) and Anne's House of Dreams, (that tells about her getting Married and having a Family of her own).''

MY THOUGHTS: The book has been translated into more that 15 languages. Anne Of Green Gables is still a wonderful book for Girls 9-12 years old and I highly recommend it. There are many web sites dedicated to her but the official one is the Provinces at: https://gov.pe.ca/visitorsguide/explore/lmm.php3

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