montgomery, l. m

A brief biography of Canadian author, Lucy Maud Montgomery, whose "Anne of Green Gables" stories were based on her own life experiences.

A brief biography of L. M. Montgomery, the Canadian author of the classic story Anne of Green Gables.

This biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to include revelations about her last days and to encompass the complexity of a brilliant and sometimes troubled life.

Fourteen-year-old Lucy Maud Montgomery wants to go to college and become a writer like her idol, Louisa May Alcott. However, the grandparents she lives with on Prince Edward Island don't agree with her plans. Maud goes out West to live with her father and his new family and attends high school--where she also finds love. But Maud's stepmother has a plan for Maud that threatens to destroy Maud's dreams for the future.

A dual portrait of the irrepressible orphan Anne of Green Gables and her creator covers such topics as the death of Montgomery's mother, her life on Prince Edward Island, and the inspiration for the "e" at the end of Anne's name.

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Text and photographs cover the personal life and literary career of the Canadian writer best known for her novels about Anne, a girl from Prince Edward Island.

Examines the literary career of the author of "Anne of Green Gables" and the influence of her personal life on her writings.

Entering seventh grade at Walden Middle School, four girls continue their mother-daughter book club, reading Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" while dealing with a mean, troublemaking classmate.