Anne Frank's diary telling the story of her years in hiding from the Nazis has affected millions of people. But what was she like as a small girl at home with her family & friends; at play & at school? & how did an ordinary little girl come to live such an extraordinary & tragically short life? In the first half of the book we meet Anne as a small child growing up with her family in Germany. Then we follow her flight to Holland to escape the Nazis; the German invasion & the gradual isolation then outright persecution of the Jewish population which forces the family into hiding; the years in the Secret Annex; & her last heart-breaking journey. ...

This book contains the life story of Anne Frank from her early happy childhood in Frankfurt growing up in Amsterdam her two years in hiding & the last few months of her life in the concentration camps. Narrated in six clearly written chapters this biography for children answers the many detailed questions about Anne that readers of the Diary often have &

Includes:: interesting anecdotes from friends who survived her. There is an Historical Note at the beginning of the book & a map of Europe so that children will be able to understand the situation at the time & an Introduction by Anne Franks cousin Buddy Elias.

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The second story in the ever-popular Anne of Green Gables" series. Now Anne is half past sixteen & she's ready to begin a new life teaching in her old school. She's as feisty as ever & is fiercely determined to inspire young hearts with her own ambitions. But some of her pupils are as boisterous & high-spirited as Anne & so life in her Avonlea classroom becomes a lesson in discovery & adventure." ...

The first major biography of Henry VIII least favourite wife
- but the one who outlived them all. 'I like her not!' was the verdict
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Anne of Green Gables" is the classic children's book by L M Montgomery. Marilla & Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise. They are waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables
- but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead. Feisty & full of spirit Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts' affection with her vivid imagination & constant chatter. It's not long before Anne finds herself in trouble but soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to imagine life without 'their' Anne
- & for the people of Avonlea to recall what it was like before this wildly creative little girl whirled into town. L. M. Montgomery was born in Clifton Prince Edward Island in 1874. A prolific writer she published many short stories poems & novels but she is best known for Anne of Green Gables & its sequels inspired by the years she spent on the beautiful Prince Edward Isl&. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942 & was buried in Cavendish on her beloved isl&. Other books by L. M. Montgomery: " Anne of Green Gables"; " Anne of Avonlea"; " Anne of the Island"; " Anne of Windy Poplars"; " Anne's House of Dreams"; " Anne of Ingleside"; " Rainbow Valley"; " Rilla of Ingleside"; " Emily of New Moon"; " Emily Climbs"; " Emily's Quest"; " Pat of Silver Bush"; " Mistress Pat"; " The Story Girl"; " The Golden Road"; " Kilmeny of the Orchard"; " The Blue Castle"; " Magic for Marigold"; "A Tangled Web"; & " Jane of Lantern Hill"."

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Set on bucolic Prince Edward Island Canada in the late nineteenth century Anne Of Green Gables" is the story of Anne Shirley an imaginative & headstrong orphan. When brother & sister Marilla & Mathew Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan boy to help Matthew work the farm they are astonished when Anne arrives at the train station by mistake. What use is she to us? grumbles the gruff Marilla. We might be of some use to her answers Matthew who has taken an instant liking to the talkative Anne. As Anne grows up her adventures are both hilarious & moving. Its a delight to watch as she forms a friendship with the beautiful Diana & her admirer
- the dashing Gilbert Blythe
- then dyes her hair green cracks a slate over Gilberts head when he calls her Carrots & finds a sympathetic teacher who encourages her to attend college."

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If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Childrens Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. Theyre books to treasure & return to again & again. Orphan Anne has always dreamed of being part of a proper family. So when shes chosen to go & live with the Cuthberts life looks gr&. But the Cuthberts wanted a little boy to help them on Green Gables farm not a girl. They cannot keep her. ...

The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables
- but a skinny red-haired
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This is the sixth volume of the adventures of red-haired Anne Shirley. Anne now Mrs Doctor Blythe is still sometimes as impetuous as when she was the girl from Green Gables. But with six lively children & hard-worked Gilbert to look after
- not to mention Gilbert's disapproving aunt Anne has to be practical too. Especially when the children get into as many scrapes as she ever did!
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This is the third heartwarming book about red-haired Anne Shirley. As her childhood friends get married & move away Anne too leaves Prince Edward Island for college in Kingsport. Although Priscilla Grant & Gilbert Blythe are there too she feels lonely & out of place. But Anne soon makes new friends one of whom is rich handsome Roy Gardner whose attentions to Anne make Gilbert very jealous. ...