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12 books with a reading profile close to Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 Ballet Shoes

    Ballet Shoes

    by Noel Streatfeild

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Set in 1930s London, the story follows three adopted sisters—Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil—who are left to fend for themselves when their guardian, Great Uncle Matthew, disappears on an extended expedition.

  2. 2 Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

    by Anna Sewell

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    The story follows the life of a high-bred horse named Black Beauty, narrated from his own perspective.

  3. 3 The Witch of Blackbird Pond

    The Witch of Blackbird Pond

    by Elizabeth George Speare

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    In 1687, sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler leaves her wealthy, sun-drenched home in Barbados to live with Puritan relatives in the Connecticut Colony.

  4. 4 Chronicles of Avonlea

    Chronicles of Avonlea

    by Lucy Maud Montgomery

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    This collection of twelve short stories centers on the inhabitants of Prince Edward Island, specifically within the rural communities of Avonlea and Carmody.

  5. 5 The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

    by Kenneth Grahame

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Mole abandons his spring cleaning to discover the riverbank, where he befriends the hospitable Rat.

  6. 6 The Jungle Books

    The Jungle Books

    by Rudyard Kipling

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Mowgli, an orphaned human child, grows up in the Seoni jungle under the protection of a wolf pack, Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther.

  7. 7 The Sign of the Beaver

    The Sign of the Beaver

    by Elizabeth George Speare

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Twelve-year-old Matt Hallowell remains alone in a newly built cabin in the Maine wilderness while his father returns to Massachusetts to retrieve the rest of his family.

  8. 8 The Railway Children

    The Railway Children

    by Edith Nesbit

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    After their father is arrested on false charges of espionage, the three Waterbury siblings—Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis—move from a comfortable London life to a modest cottage near a rural railway line.

  9. 9 True Grit

    True Grit

    by Charles Portis

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross travels to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to settle her father’s affairs after his murder by the drifter Tom Chanter.

  10. 10 The Railway Children

    The Railway Children

    by E. Nesbit

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    After their father is abruptly taken away by mysterious officials, Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis move with their mother from a comfortable London villa to a small cottage near a country railway line.

  11. 11 The Incredible Journey

    The Incredible Journey

    by Sheila Burnford

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    In the wilderness of northwestern Ontario, three domestic pets—a young Labrador Retriever, an aging English Bull Terrier, and a Siamese cat—are left in the care of a family friend while their owners are away.

  12. 12 The Complete Fairy Tales

    The Complete Fairy Tales

    by Hans Christian Andersen

    Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

    This anthology gathers numerous narratives that blend Danish folklore with original moral inquiries.

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