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Anne of Avonlea
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 Scholastic Classics edition cover |
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| Author | Lucy Maud Montgomery |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Series | Anne of Green Gables |
| Genre(s) | Children's novel |
| Publisher | L. C. Page & Co. |
| Released | 1909 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Anne of Green Gables |
| Followed by | Anne of the Island |
Anne of Avonlea is a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was first published in 1909.
Contents |
Following Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during the two years that she teaches at Avonlea school. It includes many of the characters from Anne of Green Gables, as well new ones like Mr Harrison, Miss Lavendar Lewis, Paul Irving, and the twins Dora and Davy.
The book's title is fitting, as Anne is no longer simply "of Green Gables" as she was in the previous book, but now takes her place among the "important" people of Avonlea society, as its only schoolteacher. She is also a founding member of the A.V.I.S. (the Avonlea Village Improvement Society), which tries to improve (with questionable results) the Avonlea landscape.
The book starts revealing that Anne is to be the teacher of the Avonlea School, although she will 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 neighbor, Mr. Harrison and Dora and Davy, the twins that are distant relatives of Marilla and that she adopts once their mother dies. Dora is a nice well behaved girl, but Davy is a handful and gets into many scrapes, making him more interesting to Anne and the reader. Other characters introduced are some of Anne's new pupils, such as Paul Irving, an American boy living with his grandma in Avonlea whose mother is dead. He delights Anne because of his imagination and childish ways, which are a lot like Anne's in her childhood. Later in the book, Anne and her friends meet Miss Lavender, a nice but lonely lady, who ends up marrying Paul’s father, to whom she had been engaged 25 years ago, but broke it off when they argued over a trivial matter. During the book, Anne organizes the A.V.I.S. (Avonlea Village Improvement Society), which tries to bring improvements to Avonlea with questionable results.
The book sees Anne maturing slightly, even though she does not avoid having any of her usual scrapes - some of which include selling her neighbor's cow (having mistaken it for her own), or getting stuck in a broken duck house roof.
As with the first in the series, this book too ends with a "bend in the road" for Anne - but in the opposite direction. Anne once more gets the chance to go to college, and this time she does go. However, that tale is left for the next book, Anne of the Island (1915), to tell.
Montgomery continued the story of Anne Shirley in a series of sequels. They are listed in the order of Anne's age in each novel.
| # | Book | Date published | Anne Shirley's age |
| 1 | Anne of Green Gables | 1908 | 11 — 16 |
| 2 | Anne of Avonlea | 1909 | 16 — 18 |
| 3 | Anne of the Island | 1915 | 18 — 22 |
| 4 | Anne of Windy Poplars | 1936 | 22 — 25 |
| 5 | Anne's House of Dreams | 1917 | 25 — 27 |
| 6 | Anne of Ingleside | 1939 | 34 — 40 |
| 7 | Rainbow Valley | 1919 | 41 |
| 8 | Rilla of Ingleside | 1920 | 49 — 53 |
| # | Book | Date published | Anne Shirley's age |
| — | Chronicles of Avonlea | 1912 | — |
| — | Further Chronicles of Avonlea | 1920 | — |
The film formed the basis for the 1987 CBC Television miniseries Anne of Avonlea, which was retitled Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel in subsequent airings.
- Full text at Project Gutenberg
- Official page on the Sullivan Anne trilogy On the world famous Canadian miniseries, based in part on Anne of Windy Poplars, with a message board for fans
- An L.M. Montgomery Resource Page Resource on L.M. Montgomery and Anne's Legacy
- Anne and Gilbert, The Musical - New musical set during the years of Anne of Avonlea.
- Anne Shirley Home Page Resource page specifically concerning Anne Shirley and the series.