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A Story for the Ages; Actress Abigail Breslin Chooses a Beloved Favorite

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 20080709
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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

By Lucy Maud Montgomery

For ages 9 and up Matthew Cuthbert and his sister, Marilla, get much more than they bargained for when a redheaded orphan girl arrives at their farm on Canada's Prince Edward Island.

They had wanted a boy who could help with chores at Green Gables, their home. Instead, a mixup brings them Anne Shirley, a wisp of a girl who chatters nonstop. Despite Marilla's early misgivings, it's not long before both Cuthberts are won over by the charming, intelligent and sometimes mischievous 11-year-old.

Readers of all ages have delighted in Anne's story, which ...

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