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Tag Archives: YA fiction
The Books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea: ‘The Dream Child”‘ (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea – “The Dream Child” – by L.M. Montgomery This is one of Lucy Maud’s more openly tragic stories. When you get to her collection of ghost stories (published posthumously – as … Continue reading
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The Books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea: ‘Jane’s Baby’ (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea – “Jane’s Baby” – by L.M. Montgomery This story has a complicated plot involving two feuding sisters – who are fighting over an orphaned baby in their family – they basically … Continue reading
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The Books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea: ‘Her Father’s Daughter’ (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea – “Her Father’s Daughter” – by L.M. Montgomery This is a great little story. David and Isabella Spencer were married and they had a baby girl. (The story starts on the … Continue reading
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The Books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea: ‘The Materializing of Cecil’ (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea – “The Materializing of Cecil” – by L.M. Montgomery Second story in this collection – it’s hysterical. It’s almost like a Three’s Company episode (sorry for the low-brow comparison, but it’s … Continue reading
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The Books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea: ‘Aunt Cynthia’s Persian Cat’ (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery. Another short story collection! We’re gonna be doing LM for the next couple of months. Oh, I’m so happy!! First story in this collection is a very funny … Continue reading
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The Books: “Kilmeny Of The Orchard” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery. This book is ridiculous. Doesn’t mean I haven’t read it a bunch of times – because some of the writing (the nature writing in particular) – is good … Continue reading
The Books: Chronicles of Avonlea: ‘The End of a Quarrel’ (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery. Next story in the collection: “The End of a Quarrel”. So this is the last story in the collection known as The Chronicles of Avonlea. I really like it. … Continue reading
The Books: Chronicles of Avonlea: ‘The Miracle at Carmody’” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery. Next story in the collection: “The Miracle at Carmody”. A break in the Dean Martin frenzy to go back to my LM Montgomery obsession … “The Miracle at Carmody” … Continue reading
The Books: Chronicles of Avonlea – ‘The Courting of Prissy Strong’” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery. Next story in the collection: “The Courting of Prissy Strong”. This is one of Lucy Maud’s many stories that feature two contrasting old-maid sisters – one who is strong, … Continue reading
The Books: Chronicles of Avonlea – ‘Pa Sloane’s Purchase’ (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Chronicles of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery. Next story in the collection: “Pa Sloane’s Purchase”. Lucy Maud Montgomery could write flowery prose with the best of them. Her descriptions of nature – snowy fields, the seashore, … Continue reading