Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (post by Pen, age 13)

Anne of Green Gables is a particularly enchanting read. It is a very classic, humorous, and charismatic story, suitable for girls ages 10-13 years old. 

  The story begins with our spunky, talkative, and quick-tempered heroine, Anne Shirley. An orphan, Anne (spelled with an e) has been shunted from foster home to foster home, accepted as help but never really loved. She is absolutely entranced and delighted by the prospect of at last being accepted into someone's home. However, when soft-spoken, unassuming, elderly Matthew Cuthbert comes to pick her up, he is first astounded, then appalled at the thought of what his unmarried, stern sister will say when he brings Anne home, because they had wanted to adopt a boy so he could help with the farming. However, Matthew doesn't have the heart to inform Anne of this fact, as she is so eager to be accepted, and also because he can't get a word in edgewise. Marilla, his sister, is speechless at first when Anne comes into the house, but then she recovers her voice enough to scold Matthew, crushing Anne's  hopes and dreams in the process. Anne is very dejected at the thought she might not be allowed to stay, but luckily, Marilla takes a strange liking to her, and allows her to stay. Anne is thrilled, and revels in the beauty of Green Gables, Matthew and Marilla's house. She is determined to prove her worth, and gets into all kinds of scrapes. Marilla begins to teach her many lessons, including how to pray, cook, clean, iron, make beds, and many more things. Anne proves herself to be very accident prone and adventurous. She makes a new "bosom friend," Diana, and a new mortal enemy, Gilbert Blythe. She attends school, forms a writing club, starts a fiery feud with the schoolteacher, mourns over her hair, freckles, and clothes, rejoices in her shapely nose, and makes many, many mistakes, learning in the process. She has many adventures, and discovers that she at last has a family in Matthew and Marilla. But however she changes, she always emerges as the same spunky, irrepressible Anne Shirley.

Good luck and happy reading! 

Pen
P.S. If you enjoy this book, it is only part
of a really entertaining series, so feel free
to read the books preceding it! Also, it is
highly recommended that you read the series
in order.