Tag Archives: YA fiction

The Books: At the Altar: ‘The Gossip of Valley View’ (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: At the Altar – ‘The Gossip of Valley View’ – by L.M. Montgomery I think this might be my favorite TYPE of Lucy Maud romance: involving two maybe middle-aged people … not too romantic … … Continue reading

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The Books: At the Altar: ‘A Dinner of Herbs’ (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: At the Altar – ‘A Dinner of Herbs’ – by L.M. Montgomery Speaking of maiden aunts! ‘A Dinner of Herbs’ is about a maiden aunt – who has elements of many other Lucy Maud heroines … Continue reading

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The Books: At the Altar: ‘Aunt Philippa and the Men’ (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: At the Altar – ‘Aunt Philippa and the Men’ – by L.M. Montgomery At the Altar is another one of the collections put together by Rea Wilmhurst in the 90s of Lucy Maud’s work – … Continue reading

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The Books: Along the Shore – ‘Young Si’ (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Along the Shore – ‘Young Si’ – by L.M. Montgomery So this is the last story I will excerpt from this collection and then I’ll move on to yet another one of Lucy Maud’s books. … Continue reading

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The Books: “Along the Shore – ‘The Waking of Helen’” (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Along the Shore – ‘The Waking of Helen’ – by L.M. Montgomery Okay, so after the TERRIBLE story from yesterday – now we come to ‘The Waking of Helen’ which is one of my favorites … Continue reading

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The Books: “Along the Shore – ‘A Strayed Allegiance’” (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Along the Shore – ‘A Strayed Allegiance’ – by L.M. Montgomery This short story is HYSTERICAL, but unintentionally so. As a matter of fact, you know the “Averil” story that Anne wrote in Anne of … Continue reading

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The Books: “Along the Shore – ‘The Unhappiness of Miss Farquhar’” (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Along the Shore – ‘The Unhappiness of Miss Farquhar’ – by L.M. Montgomery The moral of this story is: If you stop thinking about yourself so much, and start to do things for other people, … Continue reading

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The Books: “Along the Shore – ‘A Sandshore Wooing’” (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Along the Shore – ‘A Sandshore Wooing’ – by L.M. Montgomery This story is adorable. I love it. It has that Lucy Maud sense of the absurd – even in the middle of a love … Continue reading

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The Books: “Along the Shore – ‘Four Winds’” (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Along the Shore – ‘Four Winds’ – by L.M. Montgomery This story (much longer than many of her others) was written in 1908 – and Lucy Maud fans will recognize many elements which show up … Continue reading

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The Books: “Along the Shore – ‘A Soul That Was Not at Home’” (L.M. Montgomery)

Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Along the Shore – “A Soul That Was Not at Home” – by L.M. Montgomery So this is the story of Paul and his Rock People in embryo. This story came out in 1909 (as … Continue reading

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