Toronto: Penguin Canada. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0670067210 . Light edge wear top edge of dust jacket. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.6 x 8 x 5.6 Inches; 447 pages; Before she arrived at Green Gables, Anne Shirley had a difficult early life. Orphaned as a baby, she is sent from one foster-home to the next, caring for other people’s children though but a child herself, and escaping from her dark reality through the power of her vivid imagination. Curious, inventive, and outspoken, even at a young age, Anne battles to make a life for herself by searching out kindred spirits, finding solace in her books, and dreaming of the day she has a family of her own. Award-winning author Budge Wilson brings young Anne vibrantly to life in this highly anticipated and fully authorized prequel to the much-loved Anne of Green Gables. .

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View our feature on Budge Wilson's Before Green Gables. A must-read for generations of book lovers. This remarkable, and heart-warming prequel to the classic Anne of Green Gables was specially authorized by L.M. Montgomery's heirs to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the original novel. Before Green Gables is the story of Anne Shirley's life before her arrival at Green Gables-a heartwarming tale of a precocious child whose lively imagination and relentless spirit help her to overcome difficult circumstances and of a young girl's ability to love, learn, and above all, dream. Published in 1908, L. M. Montgomery's coming-of-age classic Anne of Green Gables has enchanted generations of readers, both children and adults. The story of the spunky red-haired orphan from Prince Edward Island is known to millions, and copies of the eight titles in the series have never gone out of print. But when readers first meet Anne, she is eleven, and has just been sent from an orphanage to meet her new family. No one ever learned the events of Anne's life before she arrived at Green Gables. Until now. For the millions of readers who devoured the Green Gables series, Before Green Gables is an irresistible treat; the account of how one of literature's most beloved heroines became the girl who captivated the world.

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Bookseller: Ainsworth Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15406
Title: Before Green Gables
Author: Wilson, Budge
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; Second Printing
ISBN 10: 0670067210
ISBN 13: 9780670067213
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 2008
Keywords: 0670067210, anne of green gables, Prince Edward Island, Avonlea

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