Student Book Review:

By: L.M Montgomery
Review done by:

Kirsten
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

The classic Anne of Green Gables is a very interesting and fascinating book written by L.M. Montgomery.
Anne of Green Gables was a great book! It was about an orphan girl who was adopted over the phone. An old couple from Avonlea needed a young boy the age of 12 to help on the grounds of Green Gables, but they ended up getting a girl by mistake. When Matthew, the husband,went to get the child, he was amazed by what he saw. He was taking home a 12 year old girl named Anne Shirley. When the wife, Marilla came to see that a girl came, she had a fit. She told Anne that she would go back to the orphan agency, Anne was heart broken. She loved Avonlea. And since she never had a real home she wanted to start a new life at Green Gables. Since Marilla never was a mother she didn't understand Anne's hurt. When Marilla went to call the orphan agency she realized that it would do a great deal of heart ache on Anne. So, she decided to keep her.
Even though Marilla kept Anne, she was very strict. Only Matthew was nice to her. Anne would talk for hours, and when Marilla couldn't take any more, she would stop Anne in the middle of a sentence. That would tell Anne not to talk of such nonsense.
If you want to read a great book, read Anne of Green Gables. If you enjoy this book, maybe you should read the series of Anne's adventures.

Student Book Review:

Anne of Green Gables

Review done by:

Caitlin G.
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY


The classic I read is Anne of Green Gables written by L.M. Montgomery. This book is about an orphan girl named Anne who comes to live with an elderly family ( who are brother and sister). The siblings, Marilla Cuthbert and Matthew Cuthbert, are very much different from each other. They wanted to adopt a boy to help with the chores. But there was a mix-up and they ended up with Anne. At first Marilla was against keeping Anne, but after a lot of convincing done by Matthew, she finally agreed to let Anne stay.
Anne is a spunky 11 year old girl who is not very good with her manners. Her mission is to learn to adapt to the properly ways of Marilla's life. Marilla is always nagging on Anne to learn her manners and to start acting like a lady. Anne tries and tries to be more proper and ladylike, except whenever she does something she always screws it up. Oh yeah, that's another thing, Anne is a klutz. She is very clumsy when it comes to doing chores, such as baking.
Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are two elderly people who live at Green Gables. Marilla is a strict person. Everything has to be done prim and proper. Manners are very important in her life. That changes when Anne comes to live with her. Marilla adopts this very spunky upbeat girl who doesn 't have very good manners. Marilla is forced to change her lifestyle to adapt to Anne's living. On the other hand, Anne is forced to change her lifestyle to adapt to Marilla's living.
If you want to read an exciting, fun novel, Try Anne of Green Gables. I guarantee you won't regret reading it. I rate it a 100!

Student Book Review:

by: L.M. Montgomery

Review done by:

Alissa
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

I read a great classic this year which was called Anne of Green Gables. This book was written by L.M. Montgomery.
Anne of Green Gables was a tender loving friendship story about an orphan girl who needs love. It all started with old women who was adopting a boy, what turns out is that instead she gets Anne. The old women is very sad about this and was almost ready to take Anne back. Anne was adopted by the Cuthberts, who through time learned to love Anne.
One of the best parts in the book was when Anne hated her hair. So from a merchant off the street who said when she uses it her hair will be dyed black. Anne must of had to be desperate because when she used the dye her hair turned green!
If you read this book, you will see how anything can happen from hate to friendship, then love. Anne and the Cuthberts learned to get along through the toughest times and through it all they still had love and though the days passed with fighting and hatred, they learned, to have everything in a real family.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves classics and loves to read books about friendships and love.

Student Book Review:

by: L.M. Montgomery

Review done by:

Kelly C
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

A very funny classic that I read this year is Anne of Green Gables.
This book is written by L.M. Montgomery.
Anne of Green Gables is a very funny book about an orphan who was taken in my many different people. Anne finally got to a brother and sister named Marilla and Matthew Cuthburt. They were suppose to get a boy, but they got Anne, instead. Anne is a girl about the age of ten when they get her. She has a problem with talking too much. She says what she feels, and it doesn't matter to her who the person is she is talking to. Such as the time when Anne made fun of Mrs. Rachel Lynde. Anne only did this because Rachel made fun of Anne's red hair and her freckles. Anne made fun of Rachel's snotty attitude and they way her hair was so black. Anne gets in trouble through out the whole book because her mouth. She also gets in trouble because she is always day dreaming. She thinks about some of the strangest things.
There are many characters in this book. I will just tell you about a few of them. Anne (the main character ) is a girl about the age of ten when she is adopted, again. She has a problem with talking and always gets in trouble for it. Marilla is another important character in the book. She is the one who helps Anne turn into a young woman, who knows when to open her mouth. Matthew is also a very important character. He gets Anne most of the things she wants. Such as puffy sleeves. These are just three of the characters in the book.
This book was also very good because it had a lot of detail and humor. The detail came in because all of the trouble Anne got into was very well thought out. All the little questions you might want to ask are answered for you. There was a lot of humor in this book. Every time you read about a part of the book where Anne gets in trouble you will laugh out loud.
If you want a classic that is funny, but very good, this is the one.

Student Book Review:

Review done by:

Deanna F
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

Anne of Green Gables was an excellent classic. It was about a little girl, Anne, who was adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. Marilla wanted to adopt a boy, but the orphanage made a mistake and sent a girl instead of a boy. They ended up keeping Anne. As Anne grew up she got into mischief, and drove Marilla crazy when she daydreamed off. Anne had a very good imagination and that is what made this book exciting. It was also funny because Anne would be in the middle of something, daze off, and mess up what every she was doing
Anne was very close to Matthew. He understood Anne and loved to talk with her. Marilla wasn't as close to Anne at first, but after a tragic lose, they became much closer. Marilla began to understand he more. Especially when Anne got older.
During Anne's childhood, she met a girl named Diana. They were best friends. Even when they grew up they were the best of friends.
If you want a happy classic that touches your heart this is the one.

Student Book Review:

by: L.M Montgomery

Review done by:

Celia G
Grade 7
Van Antwerp Middle School
Niskayuna, NY

A classic I read was Anne Of Green Gables, which was very good reading. This was one of my personal favorites. It was exciting and fun to read. The characters in this book were spirited and wild but trying to be proper.

Anne was the main character and a lot happened through her life. First her parents died. Then she went from orphanage to orphanage. Marilla and Mathew wanted to adopt a boy to help out with the chores. There was a mistake somehow, and they received a girl, Anne. They took her home and first decided to send her back to the orphanage. After a while, they got to know her so then they decided to keep her on trial for a little while, and then decide whether she would stay at Green Gables. She was extremely happy when Marilla and Mathew said she could stay. This book was about her sorrows and adventures. Anne was always very friendly, and made friends easily. This book was mostly about her growing up at Green Gables which was her home.
I recommend this book because of all the great adventures Anne has. I recommend this book to girls mostly but I'm sure boys would also enjoy it too. So go get this book to read,I can almost guarantee you will like it. This was one of my favorite books that I read this year.