18 books like Anne of Green Gables

What to read after Anne of Green Gables — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë · 1846 · ★ 3.9 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Wuthering Heights is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent relationships with Earnshaw's adopted son, Heathcliff. The novel was influenced by Romanticism and Gothic fiction. Shares: Country life, Children's fiction

Matilda Roald Dahl · 1988 · ★ 4.3 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. Shares: Girls

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis · 1950 · ★ 4.2 · 161p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change... and a great sacrifice. Journey into the land beyond the wardrobe! The Lion, the Witch and the… Shares: History

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll · 1865 · ★ 4.0 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll. A young girl named Alice falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre. One of the best-known works of Victorian literature, its narrative, structure, characters and imagery have had huge… Shares: History

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen · 1813 · ★ 4.3 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Mr. Bennet, owner of the Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, has five daughters,… Shares: History

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare · 1597 · ★ 3.7 · 108p · ≈ 3h · Demanding Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Shares: History

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl · 1964 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin 11 months later. In… Shares: Community pick

The BFG Roald Dahl · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams. When he find's a little orphan girl watching him, he kidnaps her because he doesn't want anyone to find out that he was there, but when they arrive at giant's land they become… Shares: Community pick

Wuthering Heights / Agnes Grey Emily Brontë · 1870 · ★ 3.6 · 557p · ≈ 18h · Challenging Shares: Country life in fiction, Country life, Children's fiction Shares: Country life in fiction, Country life, Children's fiction

Refugee boy Benjamin Zephaniah · 2001 · ★ 3.7 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The story of a young Ethiopian boy, whose parents abandon him in London to save his life. Shares: Foster home care, Children's fiction

The Little Leftover Witch Florence Laughlin · 1960 · ★ 4.2 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Stranded for a year on the ground, after a crash landing from her broom, a little witch is taken in by the Doon family, a situation which causes compromises on both sides, many happy times, and ultimately a big change for the little witch. Shares: Foster home care, Children's fiction

The Slippery Slope Lemony Snicket · 2003 · ★ 4.2 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Dear Reader, Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness during their harrowing journey up--and down--a range of strange and distressing mountains. In order to spare you any further repulsion, it would be… Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, Children's fiction

The Castle of Mirrors Jenny Nimmo · 2005 · ★ 4.4 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Charlie and his magically gifted friends and relatives work together to rescue Billy Raven, a young orphan, from a mysterious and dangerous couple who have adopted him. Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, Children's fiction

Ninth Grade Slays (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod) Z Brewer · 2008 · ★ 4.2 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate While half-vampire Vlad, his best friend Henry, and Henry's cousin Joss make their way through their freshman year at Bathory High, a hired vampire slayer seeks to destroy Vlad. Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, Children's fiction

The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain Gertrude Chandler Warner · 2001 · ★ 3.7 · 121p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When the Alden children go camping on Blizzard Mountain, a place said to be inhabited by a ghost looking for buried treasure, they begin to think someone or something is trying to scare them off. Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, Children's fiction

Ark Angel Anthony Horowitz · 2005 · ★ 4.3 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The sniper's bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive...just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire… Shares: Orphans in fiction, Orphans, Children's fiction

A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1905 · ★ 4.2 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Challenging This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he dies a pauper, she is thrown on the non-existent mercy of her small-minded, mercenary boarding school mistress. Stripped of all her belongings but for one set of clothes and a… Shares: Girls, Orphans, History, Children's fiction

Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) Maud Hart Lovelace · 1945 · ★ 4.3 · 345p · ≈ 11h · Challenging High School is Heaven! It's Betsy Ray's freshman year at Deep Valley High School, and she and her best childhood chum, Tacy Kelly, are loving every minute. Betsy and Tacy find themselves in the midst of a new crowd of friends, with studies aplenty (including Latin and--ugh--algebra), parties and picnics galore, Sunday night lunches at home--and boys! There's Cab Edwards, the jolly boy next door;… Shares: Girls, Friendship, Children's fiction

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