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Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery

#kindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

What sections or quotes stood out to you, from the second half or from the book overall?

Anything else you‘d like to discuss?

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julieclair I‘m so disappointed that I didn‘t get to this one this month. Lots of houseguests, which is a good thing, but it meant that I didn‘t have a lot of reading time. 3mo

Seabreeze_Reader I'm not on the tag list, so I hope it's okay if I comment here. Anne of Avonlea continued on with some of Anne's humorous scrapes, like accidentally dying her nose red. I thought Davy continued to be an unwelcome distraction throughout and somehow I cannot imagine Marilla adopting twins. I still very much missed the balance Matthew provided to the story in the first book. I guess I wish L.M. Montgomery had allowed Anne to remain a child longer. 3mo

rubyslippersreads I haven‘t read this in a long time, but I seem to remember my mom and I found the twins a bit much. One too naughty and one too sweet. 3mo

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CogsOfEncouragement @Seabreeze_Reader Just like when I read the Little House series, I‘m amazed at how fast children grew up 100 years ago. We allow our kids a very extended adolescence now. The twins are left home alone very young, Davy is off to Harrison‘s to help too. Charlotte the Fourth had to begin work at 14 and knew she‘d move to Boston at 16 to continue her housekeeper career. Diana, from a wealthier family is not allowed to marry until 21 though. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement “Living so that you beautify your name, even if it wasn‘t beautiful to begin with…” was a sweet sentiment. I know people who name their child after a caring adult in their life, the name is not pretty on its own (to me), it is the person who made the name beautiful. We probably all know someone who soured a name for us too. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement When Anne asks to cook for the author and Marilla replies “Goodness, I‘m not so fond of stewing over a hot fire in July that it would vex me very much to have someone else do it. You‘re quite welcome to the job.” That was the obvious answer to me too! lol 3mo

BarbaraJean @julieclair That's a shame, but I understand! Hopefully life will create more space for future reads! 😊 3mo

BarbaraJean @Seabreeze_Reader You are definitely welcome! Would you like to be added to the tag list for future books?

I also love the fact that Anne is still getting into scrapes. The arrival of the famous author when Anne is in such disarray is both mortifying and hilarious!! I love the idea that Anne has softened Marilla so much that she opens her home to the twins, but the Davy & Dora storyline does feel very contrived overall. And I miss Matthew, too!! 3mo

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement I also loved that sentiment about living to beautify your name! Especially because names were such a big deal to Anne--she insists on Anne with an 'e,' wishes she could be called Cordelia, says she's proud her parents had such lovely names--and this is a sweet new perspective for her. I feel the same: our experiences with people affect how we feel about specific names. And YES to Marilla's reply about cooking!! 😂 3mo

Seabreeze_Reader @BarbaraJean Thank you. Yes, please add me to the tag list for the #lmmreread related books. Hopefully I'll be able to join in with reading The Story Girl. 3mo

BarbaraJean @Seabreeze_Reader Will do! Glad to have you join in! 3mo

kwmg40 Chiming in a bit late, but I did finally finish this reread. I enjoyed the second half more than the first. The story of Miss Lavendar provided some continuity throughout the second half and made the novel seem less like a series of episodes. I hadn't realized that “lavendar“ was an alternate spelling of “lavender“. 3mo

BarbaraJean @kwmg40 Yes, I think the second half of Anne of Avonlea is MUCH stronger than the first, precisely because of the continuity of the Miss Lavendar plot! I think this book is also why I'm perpetually uncertain over how to spell “lavender“ 😂 3mo

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Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

Miss Lavendar‘s romance emerges in this second half of the book, and we also get the surprise arrival of Emily Hamilton as well as some heavy Anne/Gilbert foreshadowing. What did you think of the different aspects of romance we see in Anne of Avonlea?

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TheAromaofBooks I do like Miss Lavender's romance (although I tend to take Marilla's more prosaic view of it 😂) but I think it's interesting how, on the whole, Avonlea isn't really a romantic tale. I really love the emphasis that LMM puts on the importance of friendship, and having that kind of support and community in your life. Anne has several close friends, all of whom fill different sorts of roles in her life. Even the foreshadowing we get of Gilbert ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) is pointing out how romance, at its best, grows naturally out of a friendship of mutual respect and companionship into something even deeper and stronger. In some ways, I think friendship is the driving theme of this book. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement @TheAromaofBooks I also agree with Marilla. Anne is growing up but still seeing things in her childish way. Her imagination that helped her survive her orphan years isn‘t needed in the same way. She hears the reality of the Harrison‘s too and see‘s that Diana‘s real life romance is different than their little daydreams. I laughed at how she left Gilbert in her house o‘ dreams to save time. lol 3mo

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CogsOfEncouragement Miss Sarah also has a sad loss of 20 years before finally marrying Luther Wallace. Her sister Martha is horrible to live with and I felt so bad for Sarah. Her saying she didn‘t fight her dad on his decision to send her poor suitor away partly because she “didn‘t know men were so skurse” made me laugh. 3mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Anne's reaction when Marilla “reinterprets“ Miss Lavendar's romance: 😂😂 I think my view is somewhere between the two: Anne's Prince Charming language is too much for me, but Marilla just takes all the air out of it!! I love the idea that friendship is the driving theme in AoA. That rings true to me. And I love the variety of friends Anne has, from Diana to Paul Irving to Miss Lavendar. Kindred spirits come in all kinds!! 3mo

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement Yes, it's so interesting to see Anne's small realizations about her ideals of romance. Even though she sees that Diana's romance with Fred is different from their childhood imagining, she hasn't quite moderated her own expectations! I love that, though: she's at an in-between stage where she still holds such an idealistic view. Her optimism is sweet & beautiful, even though we know she'll soon have to adjust her ideals! ⬇ 3mo

BarbaraJean Leaving Gilbert in the home of dreams so she can finish up imagining her romantic ideal... because she can't quite figure out why he's still hanging around... 😂 Such a preview of things to come, and such a true representation of where her dreams lie, even though she hasn't been able to figure out that realization yet! 3mo

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Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

I thought this quote was interesting (even though I have lots of notes in the margins of the AoA chapter of Epperly‘s book, arguing with her analysis)

Do you agree with this distinction between AoGG and AoA? Why or why not?
What are the key differences for you between the two books?

(I‘m traveling this weekend & won‘t be able to respond to the discussion much until Mon/Tues, but I wanted to get some questions up today!)

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CogsOfEncouragement I was thinking about the titles yesterday. Anne of GG - she is a very young girl and that is how she loves to identify herself because she finally has a true home. Anne of A - she is the teacher now. She has much greater influence in the community as a whole because of that. She also makes connections with those in the community she had not met before and of course the ability to get everyone on task to beautify A is really something. 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @CogOfEncouragement - I love that!! This is definitely a more community-oriented book. I feel like most of Anne's adventures are her trying to influence/help other people instead of herself. 3mo

TheAromaofBooks We talked about this a little bit in another post, but I do feel that Avonlea lacks the overarching relationship and character building that we see in Green Gables. GG is also very episodic in nature, but we are seeing a lot of change in Anne, Marilla, and Anne's relationships within the community. Avonlea feels choppier to me because Anne and the other characters don't really change or develop in the same way. So much as it pains me to agree ⬇ 3mo

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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) with Epperly 😂 I do think she is correct with this statement. Avonlea is a fun, frolicky kind of book, but it doesn't have the same heart and depth to it as GG. 3mo

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement @TheAromaofBooks I love these insights about community!! GG shows Anne growing into herself and establishing those home relationships, then Avonlea shows Anne growing into and establishing the wider connections of community, outside of childhood and the home. I think that's why I really like this Epperly quote. AoGG shows the growth and the “being“ (Anne becoming Anne) and AoA shows the “doing“ (Anne living in community). 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement - I like the being vs. doing question as a general determination of the books in the series - Anne of the Island is another “being“ book, I feel like; Windy Poplars is a “doing.“ I love all the books and enjoy the “doing“ but I can see why those are considered “weaker“ stories. At some level, they only work as sequels - I don't think you would get as much from them if you hadn't already seen Anne “being“ in ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) other books. But I think the being books (GG, Island, House of Dreams, and Rilla - although Rilla does the being rather than Anne) can be read as stand alone stories because of the actual character arcs that occur. Does that make sense? 😂 Do those seem like the “being“ books to you? 3mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks That makes SO much sense! I‘ve always thought of those “doing” books as the episodic ones, and I think that‘s exactly why they‘re episodic. There‘s less of an arc of personal growth in those books, but rather it‘s Anne living out the previous growth arc in new settings. I love the insight about those doing books being dependent on the previous book/s in the series. You kinda need to have seen the growth that leads to the doing. ⤵️ 3mo

BarbaraJean I think the only book that doesn‘t really fit that being/doing pattern is Rainbow Valley, and that one doesn‘t have a central character like the others do—it‘s really an “ensemble” book like Story Girl and Golden Road. And all of those are more episodic, doing-books as well. (edited) 3mo

TheAromaofBooks I've really always read the Anne books as one big long story, so prior to our discussions I had never genuinely analyzed them beyond “I love them“ haha so it's interesting to think about them slightly more critically and look at what does and doesn't work within each book. I love Avonlea, but Anne really is very static in this story. However, I still think this book works. I think Anne reads true to her age. She's still idealistic and full of ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) dreams. I think it's interesting - what book did we read where the author was so insistent that Anne dreamed of being a writer and was thwarted in this goal etc etc? Because Anne literally doesn't talk about writing at all, other than scribbling her little fairy story when she's stuck in the roof. Compared to Emily, who feels deeply compelled to write, Anne feels so much more casual about it. Her passion genuinely seems to be teaching ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) and helping. It sounds a little sappy, but the quote about her wanting to make the world a better place to me really is her “dream.“ She seems to enjoy recitation as much as writing. I know we aren't specifically comparing Anne and Emily here, but Emily is much more self-absorbed. Anne is constantly thinking of others, helping others, giving herself, and she thrives on that. I think writing sometimes comes to her as an overflow of her ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) active imagination, but it never seems to be her driving force, and (I could be wrong) I don't think she ever mentions writing in connection with furthering her education. 3mo

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Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

📚There are so many little episodes and threads: Mr. Harrison, the A.V.I.S., Davy & Dora, Anne‘s teaching, Paul Irving...and more! Which are your favorites and why? Which don‘t work for you?

📚Are there other sections/quotes you‘d like to discuss?

(We‘ll get into discussing how AoA compares to AoGG next week!)

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TheAromaofBooks Davy and Dora have never worked super well for me. They may possibly be my least favorite characters from the series, although I've never thought hard about that so I could be wrong haha Dora is pointless and I feel so bad for her because she's such a sweet, well-behaved little girl and everyone just blows her off and takes her for granted. Davy is fine, but he's so spoiled and I honestly just keep thinking he needs a father-figure who gives him ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) a spanking sometimes 😂 That whole bit where he locks Dora up, like I get that they're upset about him lying about it, but also... he locked Dora up?!!? For an entire day??? She spent the whole day lonely, hungry, thirsty, and terrified, and everyone is just kind of like, “oh whatever it wouldn't have been that bad if he hadn't lied about it“?!!? Davy's just too bratty for me to genuinely like him.

I really enjoy Anne being a teacher ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) and also enjoy the glimpse of contrast we're given between her and Jane's teaching styles - I've had both kinds of teachers in my life😆

One of the books we read, and I can't remember which, was especially critical of the chapter where the girls go on the “golden picnic“ so I paid attention in that chapter, and I still think it's a perfectly reasonable episode. Anne is only 16! I can totally see her dragging her friends off on a spring⬇ 3mo

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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) ramble. I do think there are some parts where it kind of feels like Anne is trying to “force“ the magic, but I also think that's a realistic part of being her age and being on that border between girlhood and adulthood. Magic looks different when you grow up; it's still there, but you look for it differently, and she's still learning that.

I'm getting long-winded like usual, but I also like the glimpses we get of Anne's temper still. ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) Selling the cow and giving Anthony his whipping help keep Anne feeling human and fallible, and I like that. On the whole, I think Anne avoids being a caricature of herself (as was accused in one of those books haha) because despite being a teacher and “all grown up“ in this book, she's actually NOT all grown up, and I think LMM captures this in-between stage pretty well. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement @TheAromaofBooks Right? How are they not fawning over Dora to comfort the trauma she went through? I feel like Davy is a sociopath doing that to Dora, and then the adults don't see it as serious either. What? For me, it made it worse that it is his sister too. Not some new acquaintance but his twin.
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CogsOfEncouragement @TheAromaofBooks Yes, the difference in teaching styles. I get that these kids are just teachers out of convenience not a career choice but I feel like if you don't teach like Anne you don't really like kids. If you don't really like kids, why are you teaching...or volunteering for Sunday School...? 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement The whole wrong color for the building was so real though. Haven't we all dealt with someone so incompetent? There were mistakes along the way for sure, and the AVIS learned you have to oversee things better at each step, but man when he opened the can of paint - just stop. You know that's not right. Ugh. But then the community does get behind the good idea of having things look nice and starts to do their part. Was nice to imagine. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement Ch One: Mrs. Lynde had a special prejudice against “Yankees.“ Her husband had been cheated out of ten dollars by an employer for whom he had once worked in Boston...
In looking up how much that is today - I believe that is equivalent to about $340 today. Yeah, I guess I'd be mad too but to take it out on an entire country of people is so telling of Mrs. Lynde. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement Ch 5: Mrs. Lynde stood at her gate after the first day of school to ask the children walking home how they like their new teacher. This lady is too much! But it turned out well, she was able to give Anne some confidence with her intel. 3mo

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement @TheAromaofBooks Ugh—yes to everything you've both said about Davy & Dora!! I thought Davy was hilarious when I first read AoA, but his character has NOT aged well for me. His punishable behavior with Dora goes so far beyond lying—it‘s cruelty. And it doesn‘t ring true for me that Anne wouldn‘t call him out on THAT character failing!!

I love the Anne “scrapes” we get here, too—from the cow & Mr. Harrison to the blue hall ⬇ 3mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) (Which, incidentally, I can‘t picture at all! I feel like orange would have been far worse than any shade of blue, no matter how bright!) I loved that whole episode with the hall, honestly. I love how the town is indignant on behalf of the AVIS and rises to the occasion to help them elsewhere. That really is a lovely side effect. And then Anne‘s stumble across political corruption that leads to that triumph over the fences! 3mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I still haven‘t gotten back to re-read those chapters! I remembered that criticism about the picnic chapter, and was also keeping a closer eye on it! I did find myself vaguely annoyed by Anne‘s “Do you see that poem over there?” and her talk with Priscilla about if flowers were souls. Those parts definitely felt forced—mainly because Anne HAD to have known her friends well enough to know that practical Jane & literal Diana would ⬇ 3mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) ...be shut out of those conversations. But as you said, it also rings true for a 16-year-old in that in-between stage (“Not a girl, not yet a woman” 😂)

@CogsOfEncouragement Mrs. Lynde asking the children how they liked their teacher: 😂 😂 Classic Mrs. Lynde!! LMM's characterization of her is fantastic, honestly. Yes, she's the neighborhood meddling gossip, but she also has such a big heart & is portrayed sympathetically—not easy to do! 3mo

lauraisntwilder I love the blue paint and selling Dolly, but like the rest of you, I find the twins fairly unlikeable. I like AVIS and how Jane is more important in this one. I like Anne having a circle of friends, rather than just Diana, even if Diana is still Anne's (and my) favorite. 3mo

kwmg40 I'm not especially fond of Davy as a character but I loved the scene where he tells Anne that there will be plenty of jam in heaven because “He makes preserves, and redeems us.“ 3mo

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder I really like the descriptions of Anne's wider friend group as well. Jane and of course Gilbert, but also all the AVIS bits show a broader view of Anne's friends, and also her place in the community. @kwmg40 😂 😂 Yes, Davy gets on my nerves, but he does have some really good lines! 3mo

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Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery

Posting Kindred Spirits questions early, because I have a long day ahead tomorrow!

📚Is this your first read, or a re-read of Anne of Avonlea?

📚We are introduced to several new characters: Mr. Harrison, Davy & Dora, Paul Irving, Anthony Pye… what do these characters add to the story? How do they contribute to Anne‘s growth (or do they)?

#LMMReread #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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TheAromaofBooks This is a reread for me, so I've been trying to look at it with a (very slightly) more critical eye. It's a fun story and all of the new characters are interesting, but they also feel somewhat like they are checking boxes. Mr. H. is a gumpy old man to be won over; Davy is the comic relief; Dora is the stooge (I seriously feel so bad for her and wish Davy had come by himself instead of the creation of a pointless twin); Paul is Anne Jr; Anthony ⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) reminds Anne that it's hard to stick to plans when people are involved 😂 I like them all, but Anne does feel somewhat stagnant as a character, at least in this first half of the book. She's become more experienced, but I don't feel like she's had a lot of “soul growth“ if that makes sense. However, I also feel like that's not completely unreasonable, as I think soul growth tends to frequently happen in jumps while other seasons of life⬇ 3mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) are more mundane, just chugging along at everyday tasks. Like Anne tells Mrs. Allan, she doesn't know what is going to happen next, but at this point it looks like she's setting herself up for a lifetime of being a schoolteacher and helping Marilla. So I think her character development isn't very dramatic - it's just being content with an everyday kind of life. 3mo

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CogsOfEncouragement This is my second time reading, my first about 12 yrs ago.
I didn't remember the twins at all! How could I forget?!?
It was good that Marilla realizes Anne was actually not THAT difficult. lol
I love that Anne is able to win over yet another grumpy person that everyone else thinks is hopeless to deal with. She has not lost that skill as she has gotten older. I appreciate her willingness to take blame and make things right too.

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CogsOfEncouragement Here & now in CA 17 yr olds are often not even considered for employment, even at a movie theater, but we see these kids teaching school and running AVIS. Reading classics like this while raising my kids (currently 22 & 17), I've always found this so interesting how we change through time.
At the same time, Ch 15 ends with it being obvious Anne has no notion for a romantic relationship yet, which shows how young she truly is. 3mo

Roary47 I‘m having trouble with my work, family, book balance. I‘ll have to catch you guys next time. 😭 3mo

BarbaraJean This is a re-read for me, and the last time I read it, I remember being disappointed with much of the book, other than the Miss Lavendar section at the end. This time I‘m enjoying it much more; maybe b/c my expectations aren‘t as high!

@TheAromaofBooks I agree with the checkbox idea! I‘d add that Paul is Anne Jr. for imagination, and Davy is Anne Jr. for “scrapes”—even though Davy‘s mischief is intentionally naughty, it fills the hijinks gap ⬇ 3mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) now that Anne is more grown up. And the escapade with Dolly and Mr. Hamiltom felt like a Mrs. Lynde stand-in for me! I also agree that there‘s not much deep or dramatic growth happening for Anne here—but I find that somewhat realistic, as you said. There are seasons of mundanity in every life and this is an “everyday” season for Anne.

@CogsOfEncouragement It‘s easy for me to forget about the twins, too! Probably b/c they‘re not in the ⬇ 3mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) 1980s miniseries (both of which were my first intro to Anne). I also forget about Mr. Hamilton for that same reason. There‘s SO much in AoA that didn‘t make it to the screen in those adaptations!

I‘m always taken aback by how YOUNG Anne is to be teaching (I feel the same way about Laura in the Little House books). I can‘t even imagine what it would be like at 16 to have to go back and teach your old schoolmates who were just a few ⬇ 3mo

BarbaraJean (Cont's) years behind you!! It‘s an interesting contrast that 16-year-old Anne has the maturity to teach school, run the AVIS, and basically co-parent Davy & Dora, but is still so young when it comes to readiness for a romantic relationship! I find all of that so endearing, really. 3mo

BarbaraJean @Roary47 I totally understand! Would you still like to be tagged for upcoming announcements/schedules going forward? 3mo

Roary47 Yes please! I‘ll try to participate where is can. 🥰💛 3mo

BarbaraJean @Roary47 Will do! You're always welcome to jump in whenever you can. 💜 3mo

lauraisntwilder This is a reread. I read for the first time last year. I agree with @TheAromaofBooks about the checkboxes, especially Davy, who gets on my nerves. It feels like LMM always needed a kid who got into scrapes. Last year, I was so surprised to find out about the twins and, honestly, I can understand leaving them out of the 80s adaptations. 3mo

kwmg40 This is a reread for me, and so far, it's not grabbing me as much as the first book. However, I do recall liking this one very much when I was young, so perhaps the second half of the book will remind me of why I had liked it so much before. 3mo

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder I agree, Davy makes it feel like LMM thought readers would be disappointed if there weren't little-kid hijinks. Since LMM's motivation to write it was that the publisher wanted a sequel, I wonder if she really was trying to check off some boxes--making sure she included the elements that were successful in AoGG. 3mo

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Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery

“I‘d like to add some beauty to life,” said Anne dreamily. “I don‘t exactly want to make people *know* more… though I know that *is* the noblest ambition… but I‘d love to make them have a pleasanter time because of me…to have some little joy or happy thought that would never have existed if I hadn‘t been born.”

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

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CogsOfEncouragement I highlighted this in the ebook I‘m reading. I loved it too. 3mo

TheAromaofBooks I love this attitude!! 3mo

rubyslippersreads You could apply this to the joy that LMM‘s book has brought to so many people, through Anne being “born” in AOGG. 3mo

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BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement It‘s such a lovely thought—and a great reminder of how to live! @TheAromaofBooks I feel like this answers a lot of our discussion about Anne‘s ambitions! It‘s not that she wanted to be a writer or a teacher—her desire and vocation was this!! @rubyslippersreads Oh, definitely! Anne accomplishes this through LMM‘s books. And there‘s a parallel to what LMM says about AoGG (the book) and her writing in general ⤵️ 3mo

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …that she wants to be a messenger of optimism and hope. 3mo

TheAromaofBooks Yes!! I love the idea that this is Anne's vocation!! She doesn't dream of teaching, but she sees how being a teacher gives her an opportunity to better lives and inspire her students. I think that is why in the later books she embraces motherhood and being a part of her community without it feeling like a compromise of her goals, because she is still following her actual “ambition“ of making the world a warmer, happier place. 3mo

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Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery

Join us on August 17 & 24 to discuss Anne of Avonlea with the Kindred Spirits Buddy Read!!

August 17: discuss chapters 1-15
August 24: discuss chapter 16-end

#LMMReread #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I'm interested to read this one with a (very slightly haha) more critical eye after several of our other books dismissed this as one of her more inferior books. 3mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks I am determined to love it! 😉 3mo

TheAromaofBooks @julieclair - I can't remember, because so many people in our group have said different things 😂 but have you read this one before? 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement I read the series once about a dozen years ago and adored each book. I LOVED AoGG. I‘m certain I‘ll enjoy this one again too. 3mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks 😂 😂 Well, LMM herself says it's not that great! 😆 I meant to re-read the AoGG chapters in those other books we read last summer—I'll have to do that this week along with AoA! 3mo

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 🧡 4mo

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Eggs Gorgeous💚🟢💚 5mo

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Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery

I'm hoping to do some catch-up posts today, but first, here are the new bookish stickers on my water bottle. 💕

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I had some major throwbacks to reading this as a child. Still loved it. #bookthreeof2024

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"I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string." The second book in the beloved Anne of Green Gables series teaches the lesson of growing up and the transition from being a child who is invested into to an adult who now can invest in others. #52challenge

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Anne of Avonlea | L M Montgomery

“Have you ever noticed…that when people say it is their duty to tell you a certain thing you may prepare for something disagreeable? Why is it that they never seem to think it a duty to tell you the pleasant things they hear about you?”
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This was my first time reading this and it is SO different from the Megan Follows version I grew up watching! I loved it and all the sweet (and not-so-sweet) people of Avonlea.

IndoorDame I just finished this one too! Love!!!! 2y

TheAromaofBooks I love this one!! Anne of Island is next and it may be my favorite of the series. 2y

lauraisntwilder @IndoorDame I saw that! You have that gorgeous Sourcebooks edition. I may switch to those for Windy Poplars, since Simon & Schuster only did the first three with covers like this. 2y

lauraisntwilder @TheAromaofBooks Oh yay! I'm looking forward to it! I'm hoping to read them all this year and maybe the Emily books, too. 2y

IndoorDame @lauraisntwilder the sourcebooks covers are awesome! And the paperback I got was nice quality 2y

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I‘m so loving revisiting Avonlea 🧡🧡🧡 I‘m noticing how well drawn the older characters are much more than I did as a child reading this. #MiddleGradeMarch @megnews @sblbooks

gossamerchild That is a gorgeous edition. 2y

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#FaceOnTheCover I adore the cover art on the edition of Anne of Avonlea I‘m currently reading!!! There are so many beautiful editions of this series that I kind of want to collect each of the 8 books in a different edition (apologies to all my friends who are currently freaking out imagining the disharmony of my shelves if I go through with this plan 🤣). #MarchMagic @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs This is an exceptional cover ❤️🧡❤️ 2y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty ❤️ 2y

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I just want to live in this world where poems and flowers have souls forever 🧡🧡🧡

dabbe That‘s what dreams are for. ❣️ 2y

Cuilin 🥰 lovely 2y

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L. M. Montgomery always has my favorite descriptions of the seasons 💚💚💚

AnnR Lovely! 🍁 2y

StayCurious If you‘re looking for nice pastoral descriptions she‘s your gal 2y

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Still missing a few, but I was so excited to get most of the set in the mail today! #bookmail

IndoorDame What pretty editions!!! 2y

Purpleness @IndoorDame Thank you! 2y

RobES L M Montgomery is my all- time fave 😍 2y

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1. Justina Ireland isn‘t strictly a middle grade author, but my favorite MG and YA books of the last few years have both been by her.

2. Horseback riding, reading, painting

3. Girls had to wear skirts or dresses on Fridays, teachers specified the color binders you had to buy for their classes, textbooks were supposed to go home every night regardless of whether you had assignments in them or not

#MiddleGradeMarch @megnews @sblbooks

sblbooks I read Ophie's ghost, and enjoyed it. That rule about the skirt seems backward, looks like you should at least have Fridays off, lol. 2y

IndoorDame @sblbooks it (and most of the more ridiculous dress code rules) had to do with it being a religious school. Like the one that allowed skirts to be several inches shorter than girls shorts 2y

sblbooks @IndoorDame Jewish? 2y

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IndoorDame @sblbooks yes 2y

sblbooks Sabbath begins on Friday l...now I understand. I still don't understand the one that says, skirts can be several inches shorter than shorts. What? Smh 2y

IndoorDame @sblbooks none of it really made any “sense” in the real world. Just a gross combination of incentives and requirements for girls to behave “traditionally” 2y

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I‘m grateful that something as simple as a text from a friend checking in on you can make your whole day. #gratitude @Eggs

Leftcoastzen So true! 2y

Eggs Invaluable is friendship♥️ 2y

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