Author:L. M. Montgomery,Budge Wilson
Anne of the Island is the third heartwarming book about red-haired orphan Anne Shirley.
As her childhood friends get married and move away, Anne too leaves Prince Edward Island for college in Kingsport. Although Priscilla Grant and Gilbert Blythe are there, too, she feels lonely and out of place. But Anne soon makes new friends, one of whom is rich, handsome Roy Gardner, whose attentions to Anne make Gilbert very jealous...
The book includes a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more..
The Puffin Classics relaunch includes:
A Little Princess
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass
Anne of Green Gables series
Black Beauty
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
Heidi
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Little Women
Peter Pan
Tales of the Greek Heroes
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of King Arthur
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Call of the Wild
The Jungle Book
The Odyssey
The Secret Garden
The Wind in the Willows
The Wizard of Oz
Treasure Island
Insightful and humane, it packed so much emotion and understanding into so few pages . . . Beautifully written
—— Joy CourtEveryone - young or old - should read Wonder. The Julian Chapter adds so much more to the Wonder story. It reminds us of the importance of compassion in everyday life
—— Rich Preston , BBC Radio 4A genius idea which will be a treat for fans of Wonder
—— SunAn exuberant story . . . The ingenious split narrative, inventive page design and lots of incidental pictures make this book irresistible
—— GuardianJacqueline Wilson has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues Bookseller
—— BooksellerJacqueline Wilson has the knack of focusing on problems in a child's life with humour and sensitive intuition
—— Books for your ChildrenAnother winner by Jacqueline Wilson with all the wit and verve that we now associate with this author. Impossible to put down, children will love it
—— The School LibrarianJacqueline Wilson has a distinctive narrative style with her spunky and articulate young heroines . . . A funny, punchy and quite moving read
—— BooksellerThis is a brilliant book!
—— ScribblerExpect drama, crises, gripping plot and realistic narrative
—— Birmingham Post