Anne of Avonlea is a Canadian and American novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was first published in 1909.

Following Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley.

This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during the two years that she teaches at Avonlea school.

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables.

The book was an immediate success. The central character, Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following.
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