From the back cover: At sixteen Anne is grown up... almost. Her gray eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. But when Anne begins her job as the new schoolteacher, the … [Read more...] about Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery: B+
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Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery: A+
From the back cover: The Cuthberts of Green Gables had decided to adopt an orphan—a nice sturdy boy to help Matthew with the farm chores. The orphanage sent a girl instead—a mischievous, talkative redhead who'd be no use at all. She would just have to go back. But the longer Anne was there, the more no one could imagine Green Gables without her. Review: It's really a … [Read more...] about Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery: A+
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl: B
From the back cover: Ruth Reichl knows that to be a good restaurant critic you have to be anonymous, but when she signs up to be the most important restaurant critic in the country, her picture is posted in every four-star, low-star, and no-star kitchen in town. What's a critic in search of the truth to do? And so begin Reichl's "adventures in deception." She dons a frumpy … [Read more...] about Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl: B
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin: A-
From the inside flap: In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. This book is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away." Review: Having heard that Steve Martin is somewhat of a difficult person, I had some trepidations going … [Read more...] about Born Standing Up by Steve Martin: A-
A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey: B-
From the back cover: On a clear, sunny morning on the southern coast of England, the screaming gulls announce the location of a ghastly deed. The body of famous screen actress Christine Clay is found lying limp on the beach. Was it an accidental death, or murder? For Scotland Yard's Inspector Grant, the case becomes a nightmare of too many clues and too many motives, as the … [Read more...] about A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey: B-