Anne of Avonlea vs Secrets of the Nile: Which Should You Read?
Anne of Avonlea
“A TALL, SLIM girl, "half-past sixteen," with serious gray eyes and hair which her friends called auburn, had sat down on the broad red sandstone doorstep of a Prince Edward Island farmhouse one ripe afternoon in August, firmly resolved to construe so many lines of Virgil.”
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The second story in the ever-popular Anne of Green Gables series.Now Anne is half past sixteen and she's ready to begin a new life teaching in her old school. She's as feisty as ever and is fiercely determined to…
Secrets of the Nile
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In a brilliant homage to Agatha Christie, critically acclaimed author Tasha Alexander sends Lady Emily to Egypt during British colonial rule to investigate a crime that leads back to the era of the Pharaohs.In Secrets…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Anne of Avonlea highest: Anne of Avonlea 4.2 · Secrets of the Nile 3.9.
- Anne of Avonlea has the widest readership — 234768 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Anne of Avonlea | Secrets of the Nile | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (234768) | 3.9 (2183) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (231) | 3.7 (9) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1139) | 4.5 (60) |
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Reception
| Anne of Avonlea | Secrets of the Nile | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 234768 | 2183 |
| Editions | 813 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 69510 | 6134 |
| Reading it now | 8340 | 281 |
| Written reviews | 13019 | 341 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6009 | 399 |
| Pages | 244 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Anne of Avonlea or Secrets of the Nile?
Anne of Avonlea has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Anne of Avonlea 4.2/5, Secrets of the Nile 3.9/5).
Which is harder to read: Anne of Avonlea or Secrets of the Nile?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Anne of Avonlea: Challenging; Secrets of the Nile: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Anne of Avonlea: 2 film adaptations; Secrets of the Nile: no film adaptation on record.