Anne of Avonlea (Vintage Children’s Classics)

The charming sequel to Anne of Green Gables, with extra information on the characters of Avonlea and author You might think I’d have grown out of getting myself into scrapes now that I’m half past sixteen. But between being vexed by my freckles, taunted by a brazen Jersey cow, and kept on my toes by the new twins, Dora and Davy, life at Green Gables is just as eventful as ever. I do try to be a little more grown-up now that I’m a school teacher. The other day I asked the class, “If you had three candies in one hand and two in the other, how many would you have altogether?” One of my pupils piped up, “A mouthful.” Could you have kept a straight face?!