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What if growing up means keeping your imagination—and learning when to put your plans aside?
At sixteen, Anne Shirley steps into the Avonlea schoolroom as its teacher. In L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Avonlea, the imaginative girl now faces the work of guiding children, helping at Green Gables, and finding her place in a farming village on Prince Edward Island.
When Marilla takes in orphan twins Davy and Dora Keith, Anne has more to learn at home, too. With Diana Barry and her friends, she also sets out to improve Avonlea. But curious children, unexpected neighbors, and her own quick temper keep testing her good intentions, often with funny results.
What you’ll discover
- A teacher still learning Stand beside Anne as her first classroom tests both her ideals and her patience.
- More life at Green Gables Meet Davy and Dora, whose arrival gives Anne and Marilla new responsibilities at home.
- Friendship through changing years Follow Anne and Diana as their loyal bond makes room for growing up.
- Wonder beyond the schoolroom Visit Echo Lodge among the spruce trees and meet the gentle, romantic Miss Lavendar.
- People before perfect plans Enjoy warm village humor as Anne discovers how little good intentions can settle.
Who will love it
For readers who loved Anne of Green Gables and enjoy gentle, humorous stories of village life, friendship and growing up. Teachers and young people facing a first job will find much to enjoy in Anne's new responsibilities.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Anne becomes the teacher of Avonlea
- Marilla takes in two orphan twins
- Anne and her friends improve the village
- Neighbors who teach Anne about people
- A stone house, an echo, and Miss Lavendar
- Paul Irving and the power of imagination
- Growing up means learning to keep your gifts
- Friendship and love come in many forms
- How Montgomery tells the story
Who’s who
- Anne ShirleyA sixteen-year-old schoolteacher with a vivid imagination and a quick temper, she wants to be useful and to make Avonlea a lovelier place.
- Marilla CuthbertAnne's adoptive guardian, practical and plain-spoken, she takes in the twins and is slowly learning to show her warmth.
- Gilbert BlytheAnne's former rival and now a friend, he teaches at White Sands and shares her love of learning and talk.
- Diana BarryAnne's closest friend, loyal and good-hearted, she joins Anne in her schemes and visits while her own life begins to change.
- Davy KeithA young orphaned boy, curious and mischievous, he asks endless questions and wants love as much as he wants adventure.
- Miss Lavendar LewisA gentle, romantic woman who lives at Echo Lodge with her young servant, she keeps a sense of wonder and an old sorrow.
- Paul IrvingA dreamy schoolboy who lives with his grandmother, he sees the shore as a place of fancies and finds a kindred spirit in Anne.
- Mrs. Rachel LyndeAnne's blunt, observant neighbor, she gives opinions freely and, beneath her sharp talk, supports Anne and Marilla.
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Anne di Avonlea
by L. M. Montgomery · 1909
Anne Shirley faces her first classroom in Avonlea, where good intentions meet the surprises of village life.
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What happens when a girl who dreamed of being someone else is handed a room full of real children? Anne of Avonlea, published in 1909 by L.
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Anne becomes the teacher of Avonlea
Anne Shirley, sixteen, wins the teaching post at the Avonlea school. Her old rival Gilbert Blythe is also a teacher. He teaches at White Sands, while Anne stays close to Marilla.
Anne has firm ideas. She does not want to rule by fear. She plans to teach by kindness and to avoid whipping her pupils.
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What is Anne of Avonlea about?
It follows Anne Shirley at sixteen as she becomes the teacher of the Avonlea school, helps raise two orphan twins, and works with friends to improve her village. It is a gentle story of growing up.
Do I need to read Anne of Green Gables first?
It helps a great deal. This book continues directly from the first, and many characters and old quarrels are explained there. You can follow it alone, but you will enjoy it more after meeting Anne as a child.
When was Anne of Avonlea written and is it a true story?
L. M. Montgomery published it in 1909 as the second Anne book. It is fiction, though it draws on Montgomery's own memories of life and schooling on Prince Edward Island.
The author
L. M. Montgomery
1874–1942 · Canadian novelist
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) was a Canadian writer born on Prince Edward Island. She later lived in Ontario, where she died in Toronto. She wrote novels, short stories and poems. Her novels include Anne of Green Gables (1908), Anne of Avonlea (1909) and The Blue Castle (1926).
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