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Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery · 1908

ages 8 to 12chapter bookread aloud

An orphan sent to a Prince Edward Island farm by mistake talks her way into staying, and L. M. Montgomery gives her opinions on everything from puffed sleeves to the color of her own hair. Mrs. Rachel Lynde's watchful busybody opening sets the tone: warm, wry, and full of the small-town detail that eight to twelve year olds can sink into.

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Chapters

A long one: read it a chapter a night.

  1. CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised
  2. CHAPTER II. Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised
  3. CHAPTER III. Marilla Cuthbert Is Surprised
  4. CHAPTER IV. Morning at Green Gables
  5. CHAPTER V. Anne’s History
  6. CHAPTER VI. Marilla Makes Up Her Mind
  7. CHAPTER VII. Anne Says Her Prayers
  8. CHAPTER VIII. Anne’s Bringing-up Is Begun
  9. CHAPTER IX. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified
  10. CHAPTER X. Anne’s Apology
  11. CHAPTER XI. Anne’s Impressions of Sunday-school
  12. CHAPTER XII. A Solemn Vow and Promise
  13. CHAPTER XIII. The Delights of Anticipation
  14. CHAPTER XIV. Anne’s Confession
  15. CHAPTER XV. A Tempest in the School Teapot
  16. CHAPTER XVI. Diana Is Invited to Tea with Tragic Results
  17. CHAPTER XVII. A New Interest in Life
  18. CHAPTER XVIII. Anne to the Rescue
  19. CHAPTER XIX. A Concert, a Catastrophe, and a Confession
  20. CHAPTER XX. A Good Imagination Gone Wrong
  21. CHAPTER XXI. A New Departure in Flavorings
  22. CHAPTER XXII. Anne Is Invited Out to Tea
  23. CHAPTER XXIII. Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honor
  24. CHAPTER XXIV. Miss Stacy and Her Pupils Get Up a Concert
  25. CHAPTER XXV. Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves
  26. CHAPTER XXVI. The Story Club Is Formed
  27. CHAPTER XXVII. Vanity and Vexation of Spirit
  28. CHAPTER XXVIII. An Unfortunate Lily Maid
  29. CHAPTER XXIX. An Epoch in Anne’s Life
  30. CHAPTER XXX. The Queen’s Class Is Organized
  31. CHAPTER XXXI. Where the Brook and River Meet
  32. CHAPTER XXXII. The Pass List Is Out
  33. CHAPTER XXXIII. The Hotel Concert
  34. CHAPTER XXXIV. A Queen’s Girl
  35. CHAPTER XXXV. The Winter at Queen’s
  36. CHAPTER XXXVI. The Glory and the Dream
  37. CHAPTER XXXVII. The Reaper Whose Name Is Death
  38. CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Bend in the Road

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