Join Anne and her friends as they encounter accidents and adventures, scandal and romance, and at last, a wedding. The sequels to Anne of Green Gables are as excellently written as the original and follow Anne through adolescence into adulthood. The books are appropriate for junior high readers, but are equally enjoyable for older readers. They are also terrific read-aloud books. They display a wealth of confidence in their ability to face life's everyday challenges armed only with their clever inventiveness and the support of eachother.
Few subjects are as sure to capture the imaginations of children as the idea of living on their own.
A hint of suspense is woven through the story until the mysterious true identity of Joe the handyman is finally revealed. In this third book from the series, Grandpa Alden tells Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny of the curious circumstances in which the yellow house became vacant over forty years ago. Determined to solve the mystery, the children uncover a trail of clues that leads them to memories of their boxcar days. No one knows who these young wanderers are or where they have come from. Frightened to live with a grandfather they have never met, the children make a home for themselves in an abandoned red boxcar they discover in the woods.