Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

  • Title: Anne of Green Gables
  • Author: L.M. Montgomery
  • First Published: 1908
  • Time of Work: 1878
  • Setting: Farm in Avonlea on Prince Edward Island
  • Characters: Anne Shirley, Marilla Cuthbert, Matthew Cuthbert, Gilbert Blythe, Jane Andrews, Ruby Gillis, Diana
  • Genres: Fiction
  • Subjects: Friendship, family
  • Locales: Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates

  • Title: Amos Fortune, Free Man
  • Author: Elizabeth Yates
  • First Published:
  • Time of Work: 1700s to 1800s
  • Setting: Various
  • Characters: Amos Fortune, Lily, Lydia, Violet
  • Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
  • Subjects: Slavery, Historical, Biographical
  • Locales: Africa and the United States

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American Hero: the True Story of Charles A Lindbergh, by Barry Denenberg

  • Title: American Hero: the True Story of Charles A Lindbergh
  • Author: Barry Denenberg
  • First Published: 1996
  • Time of Work: 1930s and 1940s
  • Setting: Various
  • Characters: Charles A. Lindbergh
  • Genres: Nonfiction
  • Subjects: Biographical, Historical
  • Locales: United States, Europe 

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All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot

  • Title: All Creatures Great and Small
  • Author: James Herriot
  • First Published: 1972
  • Time of Work: 1930s
  • Setting: Darrowby and Yorkshire, England
  • Characters: James Herriot, Dr. Siegfried Farnon, Tristan Farnon, Helen Alderson, Mrs. Hall, Miss Harbottle
  • Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction
  • Subjects: Animals, Nature, Science, Veterinarian
  • Locales: England

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