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Sara Stanley is only 14, but she can weave tales that are impossible to resist. In the charming town of Carlisle, children and grown-ups alike flock from miles around to hear her spellbinding narratives. And when Bev King and his younger brother, Felix, arrive for the summer, they, too, are captivated by the Story Girl.

When Sara Stanley, the Story Girl, returns to Carlisle to spend the winter with the King family, she comes up with a great idea. To help them through the dreary months ahead, she, Felicity, Cecily, and Dan will publish a magazine. From “Personals” to “Fashion Notes,” from the etiquette column to its stories of the most interesting happenings in Carlisle, Our Magazine quickly becomes the most entertaining publication anyone in town has ever read.

Everyone who falls in love with irrepressible, red-haired Anne Shirley longs to know more of her life and adventures. Now, on the very eve of her wedding to Dr. Gilbert Blythe, we can come back into Anne's world in Anne's House of Dreams.

The first thing every listener will want to know is whether Anne Shirley appears in these stories of Avonlea and Spencervale. She certainly does. As a matter of fact, page one starts off in this manner: "Anne Shirley was curled up on the window seat of Theodora Dix's sitting room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset. Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation."

Welcome, once again, to the charming byways of Avonlea and its people, as created by one of Canada's most beloved authors. In this volume of heartwarming tales, a Persian cat plays an amazing role in a marriage proposal, a young girl risks losing her mother in her quest to find her father, and a foolish lie threatens to make an unattached woman the town's laughingstock. These 15 short stories together present a piquant and fascinating picture of life in the villages and country surrounding Avonlea.

The winsome Anne Shirley is grown, has married her beloved Gilbert, and is the mother of six frolicsome children. Anne and her family experience some unimaginable events when a strange family moves into a nearby mansion. The Meredith family is comprised of two boys and two girls, a minister father but no mother, and a runaway girl named Mary Vance.

Twenty-four-year-old Eric Marshall arrives on Prince Edward Island to become a substitute schoolmaster, even though he has a bright future in his wealthy family's business. Eric has taken the two-month teaching post only as a favor to a friend - but fate throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon. With jet black hair and sea blue eyes, Kilmeny immediately captures Eric's heart. But Kilmeny cannot speak, and Eric is concerned for and bewitched by this shy, sensitive mute girl.

Rilla Blythe, youngest daughter of Anne, is almost 15 in 1914. As her brothers and friends prepare to go off to battle, the irrepressible Rilla realizes that she will be changed forever and the world will never be the same.

L.M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valley is the continuation of the beloved classics Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. Anne and Gilbert Blythe are married and have six mischievous children. Always seeking out new adventures and trying to help others, they're a rambunctious lot.

Anne has two exciting things to look forward to—the Avonlea concert and then her first ever sleepover at Diana's. However, Aunt Josephine is also visiting Diana's house and she is offended by Anne's impulsive actions. Will Anne find the words to smooth things over?

Anne has been asked to recite a poem at a concert but she feels very shy next to the professional performers. Will her nerves get the better of her on the big day? And how will Anne cope when she leaves Green Gables to study at Queen's Academy? Anne must hold her own against some old rivals ...

Anne loves Marilla and Matthew with all her heart—they took her in, gave her a home, and encouraged her to follow her dreams. Green Gables will always be her home, but Anne is starting to wonder if one day she might find somebody special and make a new life ...

Anne is really looking forward to performing in the school concert. In all the excitement, she forgets about her old-fashioned clothes. But Matthew notices, and he wants to do something about it. Buying a fashionable dress will mean speaking to strangers—how will Matthew cope?

Anne is starting to think about her future, and she'd like to become a teacher. That means she must pass the entrance exam so she can go to college. Anne throws herself into her studies, but she has a rival for top place-Gilbert Blythe. Who will be the winner in this epic battle of wits?

Inspired by the characters from her own imagination, Anne decides to dye her red hair raven-black. Although it doesn't quite go to plan, Anne soon bounces back. But her next attempt to turn a story into reality goes even more badly wrong ...

Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert need help on their farm, Green Gables, so they ask an orphanage to send them a strong boy. A mix-up means they are instead sent Anne Shirley, a talkative young girl with a big imagination! Anne longs for a home of her own, but will she find it at Green Gables?

Anne lets her imagination run riot as she tells her friends fantastical stories of ghosts and monsters. It all seems like good fun—until Marilla needs Anne to run an errand at night. The woods aren't really haunted ... are they?

The minister and his wife are coming to tea, and Anne wants everything to be perfectly elegant. Disaster strikes when Anne drops the beautiful, borrowed serving platter. There's no way around it, Anne must find a new platter. But doing so leads her into even more trouble than before....

Dear old Miss Lavendar has a heart as young and merry as Anne's own. But living in the woods with only her maid for company has made Miss Lavendar rather lonely. Can Anne do anything to bring love back into her life?

Diana is coming over for tea, and Anne wants everything to be perfect. However, in her haste, she makes a big mistake, and Diana is forbidden from seeing Anne ever again! It takes a near-tragedy for Anne to show she really can be trusted.