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Rilla of Ingleside

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5th June 2014

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9780349004501

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BY A REMARKABLE CANADIAN WRITER.

‘The grandmother of the YA/adult crossover novel’ JEAN HANNAH EDELSTEIN, GUARDIAN

‘Anne Shirley is, for me, one of the great characters of literature’ LAUREN CHILD

The eighth book in the Anne Shirley series.

Anne Shirley’s children are almost all grown up – except for pretty, high-spirited Rilla, who is now almost fifteen years old. No one can resist Rilla’s bright hazel eyes and dazzling smile, and Rilla herself can think no further ahead than going to her very first dance at the Four Winds lighthouse – and getting her first kiss from handsome Kenneth Ford!

But at the dance, news is brought that England has declared war on Germany. At first, this means little to Rilla, on the threshold of so many new excitements. But as her brothers go off to fight in the Great War and Rilla brings home an orphaned newborn baby in a soup tureen, she is swept into a drama that tests her courage and will leave her changed for ever . . .

A collection will be coveted by children and adults alike, this list is the best in children’s literature, curated by Virago. These are timeless tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and shared across the generations. Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to love, whatever your age. Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie’s War, The Peppermint Pig), Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse, An Episode of Sparrows), Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden, The Gift Giving), E. Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy, The Bastable Trilogy, The Railway Children), Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little Princess, The Secret Garden) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy). Discover Virago Children’s Classics.

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Jean Hannah Edelstein, Guardian
At heart, Montgomery's ability to incorporate such complex themes into writing that is so accessible to younger readers makes her arguably the grandmother of the YA/adult crossover novel
Lauren Child
Anne Shirley is, for me, one of the great characters of literature