Before Green Gables (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) - Hardcover

Wilson, Budge

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9781410407047: Before Green Gables (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)

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ISBN 10: 1410407047 ISBN 13: 9781410407047

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2008

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An authorized prequel to L.M. Montgomery's classic series about the irrepressible red-haired orphan follows Anne's early years before her adoption by the Cuthberts.

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Review:

aProfound ideas, persuasively fleshed out. L.M. Montgomery would surely have approved.a
a"Washington Post"
aGood news for those who love the feisty, imaginative heroine of Anne of Green Gables. If the half-dozen or so books by Lucy Maud Montgomery arenat enough, readers now can step back in time to learn about Anneas early yearsa]Anne has many adventures in this briskly plotted novel.a
a"Columbus Dispatch"
aWilson makes Anne Shirley speak like Montgomeryas Anne Shirley and even provides a credible scenario to show how a backwoods girl with little education managed to acquire the vast, precocious vocabulary that has endeared Anne to many readers.a
a"Edmonton Journal" (Alberta, Canada)
aWilson cleverly and adroitly portrays the essence of Montgomeryas famous red-headed orphan.a
a"Library Journal"

"Profound ideas, persuasively fleshed out. L.M. Montgomery would surely have approved."
-Washington Post

"Good news for those who love the feisty, imaginative heroine of Anne of Green Gables. If the half-dozen or so books by Lucy Maud Montgomery aren't enough, readers now can step back in time to learn about Anne's early years...Anne has many adventures in this briskly plotted novel."
-Columbus Dispatch

"Wilson makes Anne Shirley speak like Montgomery's Anne Shirley and even provides a credible scenario to show how a backwoods girl with little education managed to acquire the vast, precocious vocabulary that has endeared Anne to many readers."
-Edmonton Journal (Alberta, Canada)

"Wilson cleverly and adroitly portrays the essence of Montgomery's famous red-headed orphan."
-Library Journal

About the Author:

Budge Wilson is the author of the acclaimed book The Leaving, a short story collection chosen by the American Library Association as one of the 75 Best Children's Books of the past twenty-five years, winner of the American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, and the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. A Nova Scotia native and resident, Ms. Wilson has worked as a teacher, commercial artist, photographer, and fitness instructor, but now occupies her time with her true love, writing.

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