The second book in the Anne Shirley series' Having adventures comes natural to some people' said Anne serenely ' You just have a gift for them or you haven't' Five years ago Anne arrived at Avonlea a skinny orphan without a friend in the world; now it would be impossible to imagine Green Gables without her Anne's high spirits & warm heart have won her a family & friends who love her But when she starts a job as a teacher at her old school the real test of her character begins at 'half past sixteen' she's not much older than her pupils & has a lot to prove How can she inspire a love of learning in young minds
- especially when some of her students are even naughtier than she ever was? This is a collection of the best children's literature curated by Virago which will be coveted by children & adults alike These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured & 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) & Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children's Classics