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Anne of Greenville

Anne of Greenville

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  • Author：Mariko Tamaki
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Summary

This is the story of how I became Anne of Greenville。 It’s also the story of how I found my true true， and how I needed to maybe come to Greenville， of all places， to make that happen。

In this modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables， Anne is an ABBA-loving singer/actor/writer of disco-operas， queer， Japanese-American who longs to be understood for her artistic genius。 Recently relocated to middle-of-nowhere Greenville and starting at a new school， Anne has a tendency to A） fall in love quickly， deeply， and effervescently and B） fly off the handle in the face of jerks。 Both personality quirks quickly come into play when the soccer team boos the premiere of her disco performance， which—in a roundabout way—introduces her to her new BFF， Berry， and she soon after meets the girl of her dreams， Gilly。

Falling quickly into that age-old trap of ignoring the best friend for the new crush， Anne soon becomes embroiled in a series of dramatic and unfortunate events， and quickly finds herself wrapped up in a love triangle she never expected。 Is she MTB with Gilly？ Or is Berry her true soul mate？ Only time （or 304 pages） will tell。


In this coming-of-age novel by fan-favorite author Mariko Tamaki， see the classic tale in a whole new light。 Refreshingly bold and unapologetically unique， Anne of Greenville will make you want to stand up and sing！

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Reviews

Ema ，

“ABBA-loving” say no more I’m SOLD。

D ，

A cute， sweet， fluffy， gay， adorable， quirky， love-able read！ This was a really good short novel that made me feel happy and giddy。 A gay romantic retelling of Anne of Green Gables。 Although I have never read aforementioned book， I believe this book does it justice。 I really， really like the main character and her becoming proud to be herself towards the end。 The cover！ The cover is so pretty！ I would recommend picking this book up soon！

Alicia ，

This feels very Brandy Colbert The Only Black Girls in Town in a good way and Tamaki is a phenomenal creator。 This one had the telltale signs of Tamaki。 The quirky adaptation of Anne of Green Gables worked， though I think anything that's a retelling can never truly add up because if the original is beloved you're always more critical。 I am this way about any retelling。 Some authors want to go point-by-point addressing everything in the original （Tamaki did this） while others make it a more loose This feels very Brandy Colbert The Only Black Girls in Town in a good way and Tamaki is a phenomenal creator。 This one had the telltale signs of Tamaki。 The quirky adaptation of Anne of Green Gables worked， though I think anything that's a retelling can never truly add up because if the original is beloved you're always more critical。 I am this way about any retelling。 Some authors want to go point-by-point addressing everything in the original （Tamaki did this） while others make it a more loose interpretation。 It was tolerable though a few elements could have dropped away and I wouldn't have missed them and it still would have been a solid retelling。 Either way， Anne is an adopted Asian kid with two moms， one of which is the new vice principal of Anne's school。 There's prejudice and bullying toward both Anne and about Anne's mom and their moving to this small town featuring a stereotypical close mindedness and unwillingness to be accepting and understanding from Anne's dyed orange hair to her love of disco music and now she's going to be in the play and gets。。。 Peter Pan， the lead role。 It was an enjoyable read。 。。。more

Kendra ，

3。5⭐️

Liz Wine ，

This was a did not finish for me。 I only got about 10% of the way through the book， but it did not feel Anne of Green Gables-esque for me。 Too much use of words in all caps was distracting。

Emma ，

The prose of Anne’s first person narration， while effervescent and cheerful， serves as an object lesson in the value of some distance with an omniscient third person narrator。 Which is to say the prose here is exhausting。There are a few problems here。 One is that I do struggle with Anne retellings in a way I don’t with other retellings perhaps because this one is coded into my DNA in a way that others are not。 The other problem is I think I’m trying to capture the spirit or this story Tamaki he The prose of Anne’s first person narration， while effervescent and cheerful， serves as an object lesson in the value of some distance with an omniscient third person narrator。 Which is to say the prose here is exhausting。There are a few problems here。 One is that I do struggle with Anne retellings in a way I don’t with other retellings perhaps because this one is coded into my DNA in a way that others are not。 The other problem is I think I’m trying to capture the spirit or this story Tamaki held into a lot of the wrong things so that it doesn’t feel very close to Anne in any of the most meaningful ways。 。。。more

Brenda ，

I read this because it's supposed to be a retelling of Anne of Green Gables， which is one of my all-time favorites。 It should have been marketed differently because anyone who comes into this as a fan of the original is going to be disappointed， and those who aren't fans of the original don't care if it's a retelling。 It was just bad， and way too many uses of the word "like"。 I just couldn't handle it anymore about 40% or so in。 I read this because it's supposed to be a retelling of Anne of Green Gables， which is one of my all-time favorites。 It should have been marketed differently because anyone who comes into this as a fan of the original is going to be disappointed， and those who aren't fans of the original don't care if it's a retelling。 It was just bad， and way too many uses of the word "like"。 I just couldn't handle it anymore about 40% or so in。 。。。more

Shannon ，

This was a really fun queer YA retelling of Anne of Green Gables。 I enjoyed how diverse the cast of characters were in this story。 Anne is a queer， Japanese-American teen girl who was adopted by two lesbian mothers。 She's got her own quirky disco loving style that is totally her and is trying to figure out who to be true to herself and still fit in at her school。 Great on audio too narrated by Alice Wen。 Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest This was a really fun queer YA retelling of Anne of Green Gables。 I enjoyed how diverse the cast of characters were in this story。 Anne is a queer， Japanese-American teen girl who was adopted by two lesbian mothers。 She's got her own quirky disco loving style that is totally her and is trying to figure out who to be true to herself and still fit in at her school。 Great on audio too narrated by Alice Wen。 Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Lisa Mandina ，

Just don't think this one is going to be for me。 And I've got too many other ARCs to get through to waste time on one I'm not enjoying。 Just don't think this one is going to be for me。 And I've got too many other ARCs to get through to waste time on one I'm not enjoying。 。。。more

Angela ，

“In this modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables， Anne is an ABBA-loving singer/actor/writer of disco-operas， queer， Japanese-American who longs to be understood for her artistic genius。 Recently relocated to middle-of-nowhere Greenville and starting at a new school， Anne has a tendency to A） fall in love quickly， deeply， and effervescently and B） fly off the handle in the face of jerks。 Both personality quirks quickly come into play when the soccer team boos the premiere of her disco perform “In this modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables， Anne is an ABBA-loving singer/actor/writer of disco-operas， queer， Japanese-American who longs to be understood for her artistic genius。 Recently relocated to middle-of-nowhere Greenville and starting at a new school， Anne has a tendency to A） fall in love quickly， deeply， and effervescently and B） fly off the handle in the face of jerks。 Both personality quirks quickly come into play when the soccer team boos the premiere of her disco performance， which—in a roundabout way—introduces her to her new BFF， Berry， and she soon after meets the girl of her dreams， Gilly。”Anyone reading this to be closer to their Beloved Anne is likely going to be disappointed。 There’s only the barest whiff of Lucy Maud’s original Anne Girl。 A few names （Berry， Gilly， Lynde） and places are the same， but， that’s about it。I wonder if it would have a higher rating on Good Reads if that connection hadn’t been made。If you can get past that， though， this book is a heartbreaking delight。It kills me to watch Anne （anyone new to town， really） be bullied in such violently homophobic， sexist， racist ways。 But I loved seeing her navigate that， all the while keeping her heart – and her style – intact。It’s definitely written for a younger audience。 I felt a tiny stab of pain every time something ‘old’ was spelled out。Lucille Ball needed to be explained and the narrator mispronounced The Bee Gees。The cuts。 They sting。If you like Eleanor & Park， Looking for Alaska， or Perks of Being a Wallflower， this one might be for you。7。5/10Thanks to NetGalley and Disney Audio for this ARC。 。。。more

d e v y n ，

I thought Tamaki encapsulated Anne in this modern version really well。 This Anne was over the top and enthusiastic and hilariously dramatic。 I do feel that at least half the conflict in this book was portrayed through the dialogue “FUCK YOU” repeated like 16 times too many， and I didn’t appreciate how all the racist and homophobic comments were universally ignored by everyone， but this was a quick， sweet read with a happy ending。 Things were a bit rushed towards the end （I would NEVER forgive th I thought Tamaki encapsulated Anne in this modern version really well。 This Anne was over the top and enthusiastic and hilariously dramatic。 I do feel that at least half the conflict in this book was portrayed through the dialogue “FUCK YOU” repeated like 16 times too many， and I didn’t appreciate how all the racist and homophobic comments were universally ignored by everyone， but this was a quick， sweet read with a happy ending。 Things were a bit rushed towards the end （I would NEVER forgive the Forevers for all the truly nasty shit they pulled， but that’s just me）， but I didn’t expect this to be any sort of masterpiece。 Just a simple， cute modern retelling。 。。。more

sparkypink ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Anne of Greenville is a modern retelling of Anne of Green Gables。 I was a huge fan of Anne of Green Gables so I was very excited to get the opportunity to read this book。Overall， I did enjoy reading this， and blew through it in just two days。 There were many things that were very similar to the original stories， with the names and some personality traits。 I loved the stream of consciousness storytelling of Anne， and how she easily went off on tangents that eventually led her back to the original Anne of Greenville is a modern retelling of Anne of Green Gables。 I was a huge fan of Anne of Green Gables so I was very excited to get the opportunity to read this book。Overall， I did enjoy reading this， and blew through it in just two days。 There were many things that were very similar to the original stories， with the names and some personality traits。 I loved the stream of consciousness storytelling of Anne， and how she easily went off on tangents that eventually led her back to the original point。 There were some major updates to the plot。 One main one being Anne was biracial （one parent was Japanese） and adopted by two LGTBQ women as a young child。 They moved to a small town （Greenville） where they had difficulty fitting in due to their family makeup， as well as their strong personalities。 Anne and her moms faced significant racism and homophobia from the community members， which led to a lot of the conflict in the story。 There were a lot of references to 70s music and fashion， which were a fun addition。If you are a hardcore fan of the original story， you might have a difficult time getting past some of the significant character differences， such as Gilbert Blythe being split into two different female characters， with one of those characters being a combination of Gilbert and Diana。 But you could still follow this book even if you weren’t familiar with Anne of Green Gables at all。My biggest complaint was how quickly it ended with everything supposedly resolved and tied up into a nice bow。 That seemed unrealistic to me given the intense conflict with a lot of Anne’s classmates and community members。I received a digital ARC of this book thanks to the publisher and NetGalley。 。。。more

Emily ，

Thank you to #NetGalley， Mariko Tamaki， and the publisher of this book for the eARC copy in exchange for an honest review。Anne is a disco loving， roller skating， Japanese-American positive teen。 But when her and her moms move to Greenville for a job， the small town is not what Anne thought it would be。 She is constantly picked on for her family and for who she likes。 Can Anne hold out for her new crush and best friend or will Greenville be too much for her to handle。I connected with this story b Thank you to #NetGalley， Mariko Tamaki， and the publisher of this book for the eARC copy in exchange for an honest review。Anne is a disco loving， roller skating， Japanese-American positive teen。 But when her and her moms move to Greenville for a job， the small town is not what Anne thought it would be。 She is constantly picked on for her family and for who she likes。 Can Anne hold out for her new crush and best friend or will Greenville be too much for her to handle。I connected with this story because it reminded me of the small town I grew up in。 The town I grew up in was not accepting of others unless you were just like them。 I and several friends were different and not always accepted。 I am thankful that my town has progressed from the town it once was。 I think some of the people in the town got better too as the story went on。 。。。more

dobbs the dog ，

Received from NetGalley， thanks！CW: racism， homophobia， bullyingThis was a fun book， a queer， disco-loving reimagining of Anne of Green Gables。I really enjoy Tamaki's writing and I've read just about everything she's ever written （not including the comics）， and her writing really shone in this book。 In this version， Anne is a disco-loving teen with hair coloured bright orange。 She is also part Chinese， adopted by her aunt and her aunt's wife。 They move to a new town， Greenville， for her mom's ne Received from NetGalley， thanks！CW: racism， homophobia， bullyingThis was a fun book， a queer， disco-loving reimagining of Anne of Green Gables。I really enjoy Tamaki's writing and I've read just about everything she's ever written （not including the comics）， and her writing really shone in this book。 In this version， Anne is a disco-loving teen with hair coloured bright orange。 She is also part Chinese， adopted by her aunt and her aunt's wife。 They move to a new town， Greenville， for her mom's new job as the high school vice principal and Anne goes in to things as her brightly coloured， vintage loving self， to not great results。Having read the original Anne of Green Gables several times， it is a lovely， fairly feel good story。 This wasn't quite that。 There was quite a bit of bullying happening to Anne by the local clique， homophobia， racism。 It was a lot。 But Anne had her good friend Berry to help support her through all of it。Overall， I enjoyed the book， though I didn't find the ending overly believable。 I won't say more because of spoilers。 。。。more

Charis ，

Although Anne's energy was captured perfectly， that was the only thing this book did well。If you're looking for an Anne of Green Gables retelling， don't believe the subtitle， because this isn't it。 Apart from Anne， her energy， the fact that she was adopted （but， like， when she was a baby）， her dying her hair orange， and SOME character names referring to old characters， I would not classify this as a retelling。 The names could be changed and this could have been a story all its own。This book seem Although Anne's energy was captured perfectly， that was the only thing this book did well。If you're looking for an Anne of Green Gables retelling， don't believe the subtitle， because this isn't it。 Apart from Anne， her energy， the fact that she was adopted （but， like， when she was a baby）， her dying her hair orange， and SOME character names referring to old characters， I would not classify this as a retelling。 The names could be changed and this could have been a story all its own。This book seemed too bent on being novel and progressive， but I felt like it was pushing everything too much。 Don't get me wrong， so much representation is a really good thing， but it irritates me when that stuff makes up an entire plot。 Characters are not just their sexualities。The plot wasn't all that exciting either。 It was just about the new girl in town dealing with bullies， and that was it。 Now， I get it。 Bullying is real and terrible and needs to be talked about。 And it's good to have a strong female character who stands up for herself， her family， and her friends。 That is a good role mode。 But when that's the WHOLE plot？ Yeah， I got bored。All in all， don't go into this expecting an Anne retelling， because that's not what you're getting。 I liked the energy， and I loved the cover， but in all， Anne of Greenville is a skip for me。 。。。more

Renata ，

HMM this was tough tbh， because I have been a fan of Mariko Tamaki's stuff and I'm a big Anne Shirley enthusiast but this just didn't hit for me。 I think if it hadn't been billed as having anything to do with Anne of Green Gables this would have been fine but to me it just wasn't getting the core dreaminess of Anne's character？ （And like， as my love of the Remixed Classics series--which this is not part of--demonstrates， I'm not some stickler for canon who can't tolerate change。 I just can't tol HMM this was tough tbh， because I have been a fan of Mariko Tamaki's stuff and I'm a big Anne Shirley enthusiast but this just didn't hit for me。 I think if it hadn't been billed as having anything to do with Anne of Green Gables this would have been fine but to me it just wasn't getting the core dreaminess of Anne's character？ （And like， as my love of the Remixed Classics series--which this is not part of--demonstrates， I'm not some stickler for canon who can't tolerate change。 I just can't tolerate THIS change。） 。。。more

Lara ，

I have never been into Anne of Green Gables， so I'm sure there are tons of references I missed。 But Anne of Greenville was super fun to spend some time with， despite all the terrible people in her new hometown。 The strength of this book is the fun characters and the joyful and real interactions they share。 Anne's moms are generally the best。 I also appreciated how most of the parents and teachers were depicted as real people who could also be kind of cool。 Overall， a joyful， fairly simple little I have never been into Anne of Green Gables， so I'm sure there are tons of references I missed。 But Anne of Greenville was super fun to spend some time with， despite all the terrible people in her new hometown。 The strength of this book is the fun characters and the joyful and real interactions they share。 Anne's moms are generally the best。 I also appreciated how most of the parents and teachers were depicted as real people who could also be kind of cool。 Overall， a joyful， fairly simple little book。 。。。more

Alana ，

CN: all the homophobia， all the slurs， racism too。I had to push myself to finish this book。 Not because it's poorly-written–nope， it is a surprisingly fast book， with Anne's charm pushing through the tough parts–but because I went through a tenth of what this kid did in high school and that was too much。 I hated these parents， I did not want Anne to inevitably win everyone over， I want them to pack up， say， "ENOUGH，" and GO。 But I think this book needs to get into the hands of the readers who ne CN: all the homophobia， all the slurs， racism too。I had to push myself to finish this book。 Not because it's poorly-written–nope， it is a surprisingly fast book， with Anne's charm pushing through the tough parts–but because I went through a tenth of what this kid did in high school and that was too much。 I hated these parents， I did not want Anne to inevitably win everyone over， I want them to pack up， say， "ENOUGH，" and GO。 But I think this book needs to get into the hands of the readers who need it。 They'll learn to calm down， to negotiate， to compromise， to push through， to survive。I just wish they didn't have to。 。。。more

Danielle Pollman ，

Retellings/reimaginings of classic stories are really tricky to do。 On one hand， you want to be original and bring something new to a beloved and well known story， but you also want to stay true to the characters and world that’s already been built。 For this book specifically， I think it’s best to erase all comparisons to Anne of Green Gables from your mind because it’s not doing the story any favors。 The story of a young queer， biracial girl moving to an intolerant small town is interesting eno Retellings/reimaginings of classic stories are really tricky to do。 On one hand， you want to be original and bring something new to a beloved and well known story， but you also want to stay true to the characters and world that’s already been built。 For this book specifically， I think it’s best to erase all comparisons to Anne of Green Gables from your mind because it’s not doing the story any favors。 The story of a young queer， biracial girl moving to an intolerant small town is interesting enough on its own that it really didn’t need the Green Gables connection other than to maybe draw readers in？ Which， I get， but still， it didn’t land well with me。 Comparisons aside， I wasn’t completely sold on this one。 Anne’s inner dialogue was CHAOTIC。 Tangents on tangents on tangents to the point where I would completely forget what was originally happening。 I kept forgetting she was supposed to be in high school because the maturity level was just not there。 Also， bullying is a central part of this story and that’s fine， but it was so excessive。 It felt like almost every other page had racial or homophobic slurs。 The dialogue was a little choppy for my taste， a lot of short sentences and pieces of dialogue that could have been put together more cohesively。 And the ending was so abrupt and didn’t tie up things very well for me。 I don’t know， maybe I’m just not the right audience for this one？ I wish I liked it more， I was very excited about it。 TW: racism， homophobia， sexism， bullying， body shaming Thank you to NetGalley and Disney Publishing Worldwide for an advanced digital reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Rachel ，

I will forever be indebted to Mariko Tamaki for giving me the contemporary Anne of Green Gables retelling I didn't know I needed。 I grew up deeply lost in Anne and so emotionally misunderstood， just like her， in middle school。 Reading Anne， smack dab in a small town with her beautifully queer moms， who just can't seem to stay away from trouble？ My heart could not have been ready。 I didn't even see the ending coming， it was so true to Anne I reread it gobs of times just to stay in the Anne-ness o I will forever be indebted to Mariko Tamaki for giving me the contemporary Anne of Green Gables retelling I didn't know I needed。 I grew up deeply lost in Anne and so emotionally misunderstood， just like her， in middle school。 Reading Anne， smack dab in a small town with her beautifully queer moms， who just can't seem to stay away from trouble？ My heart could not have been ready。 I didn't even see the ending coming， it was so true to Anne I reread it gobs of times just to stay in the Anne-ness of it all。 Although this book is full of nods to the original， you don't have to have read any of the Anne of Green Gables series to enjoy this story。 Anne is a biracial girl at a new town seemingly set on snuffing out her light。 Any reader will get swept into her hope and disappointment。 Super cozy read with just the right amount of conflict （racism， fatphobia， anti-queer conflict mostly） to make the ending so rewarding。 Thanks to NetGalley and Melissa de la Cruz Studio for an early read in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Katie Beth Brooks ，

I don’t think I’m the audience for this book。 After reading about a fourth of the book， I just couldn’t anymore。 Thanks for the ARC， though， NetGalley。

Sarah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc of "Anne of Greenville" by Mariko Tamaki。This is a contemporary retelling of Anne of Green Gables， with Anne being an adopted， Japanese， high schooler with a love for orange and disco。 When Anne and her two mothers move to small town Greenville it becomes very obvious very quickly that their type of different is not welcome into the town。I feel like this does a good job of retelling Anne of Green Gables， or at least it does of Anne。 It reads v Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc of "Anne of Greenville" by Mariko Tamaki。This is a contemporary retelling of Anne of Green Gables， with Anne being an adopted， Japanese， high schooler with a love for orange and disco。 When Anne and her two mothers move to small town Greenville it becomes very obvious very quickly that their type of different is not welcome into the town。I feel like this does a good job of retelling Anne of Green Gables， or at least it does of Anne。 It reads very frenetically and at such a pace I almost felt breathless each time I finished reading。 The pace of this book is very very fast and you feel like you， as the reader， are simply trying to keep up with Anne's own thought process。I will admit it has been some years since I have read Anne of Green Gables and so I cannot really compare the two books except in a very general sense but I would suggest pairing these together for a （re）read。I wanted to love this book， and it definitely kept my attention enough that I wanted to keep reading it， but it did fall a bit flat for me。 I know that the original Anne was really an 'original' and she didn't fit in all that well but this Anne seems to insist on standing out and I understand that with Millie being an artist that maybe she was raised to be what she wants to be but it felt a bit awkward like the basic girl who does everything to stand out。 Anne's refusal to actually say why a lot of the problems that are happening are happening （mainly being the homophobia of the students at the school） really frustrated me and that might be that I am aging out of YA fiction and both Anne's refusal to tell what is actually happening and her mothers' refusal to believe her when she finally does was very frustrating。The entire plot of this book falls a little flat as if the end of the book was rushed。 Everything has to work out by the end of the story and so Sarah just forgives Gilly， everything can be part of the play， Principal Lynde starts to respect Anne， and everyone gets a happy ending。 It felt like there should still be some tension because in a town like Greenville change isn't going to be easy after fighting for it to happen。It was interesting enough to keep my attention and was a fast paced read but it felt like it missed the mark a bit。 。。。more

Kim ，

As an Anne of Green Gables enthusiast I guess I was expecting for this story to be a little bit more similar to the source material。 I think it might be better just taken on its own。 I appreciated the LGBTQ representation。 The story of progressive city family coming to conservative small town and making waves is a familiar trope。 The story seemed mostly realistic in its portrayal。 I’d give it 3/5 stars - 3。5 for the representation。 I like that Anne stayed her quirky self。 Thank you to NetGalley As an Anne of Green Gables enthusiast I guess I was expecting for this story to be a little bit more similar to the source material。 I think it might be better just taken on its own。 I appreciated the LGBTQ representation。 The story of progressive city family coming to conservative small town and making waves is a familiar trope。 The story seemed mostly realistic in its portrayal。 I’d give it 3/5 stars - 3。5 for the representation。 I like that Anne stayed her quirky self。 Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC。 。。。more

emily anne gray ，

*ARC 10/4/22*it has been years since i’ve read anne of green gables， so i wont try to compare with anne of greenville。 however， this anne is fiercely quirky and loyal to her family。 this book gave me some “shara wheeler” vibes， in the “new queer girl from california with two moms moves to a small-minded southern town” way。 this was a fun， quick read that i’m glad i have access to now， since these types of inclusive YA novels weren’t readily available when i was in the YA-age range。 FYI， this doe *ARC 10/4/22*it has been years since i’ve read anne of green gables， so i wont try to compare with anne of greenville。 however， this anne is fiercely quirky and loyal to her family。 this book gave me some “shara wheeler” vibes， in the “new queer girl from california with two moms moves to a small-minded southern town” way。 this was a fun， quick read that i’m glad i have access to now， since these types of inclusive YA novels weren’t readily available when i was in the YA-age range。 FYI， this does have some occasional strong language for a YA novel。 。。。more

Shannon Collins ，

Thank you to NetGalley and Melissa de la Crux studios for sending an ARC in exchange for an honest review。This is the year for Anne of Green Gables retellings。 This one has to be my favorite thus far。 It has done with some modernization and a whole heaping helping of queer。 I thoroughly enjoyed how raw and emotional I found myself after reading this。 I felt connected to Anne， even though I haven't been a teen in a long time。 Thank you to NetGalley and Melissa de la Crux studios for sending an ARC in exchange for an honest review。This is the year for Anne of Green Gables retellings。 This one has to be my favorite thus far。 It has done with some modernization and a whole heaping helping of queer。 I thoroughly enjoyed how raw and emotional I found myself after reading this。 I felt connected to Anne， even though I haven't been a teen in a long time。 。。。more

ivy francis ，

Full review: https://bookpeopleteens。wordpress。com/However， Anne of Greenville is a great book in its own right！ I highly recommend it to teen readers looking for a glittery-but-honest fish-out-of-water success story that goes down smoother than Anne’s dance moves。 Rating: three paper-mache disco balls/five Full review: https://bookpeopleteens。wordpress。com/However， Anne of Greenville is a great book in its own right！ I highly recommend it to teen readers looking for a glittery-but-honest fish-out-of-water success story that goes down smoother than Anne’s dance moves。 Rating: three paper-mache disco balls/five 。。。more

Andrew ，

3。5 stars。 I went into this book expecting to love it， but unfortunately it didn't hit all the right notes for me。 To be honest， I have never read the original Anne， so my disappointment doesn't stem from any comparisons to the original。 Quirky， bubbly disco-connoisseur Anne Shirley and her two moms are new to the small town of Greenville-- and unfortunately， most of the residents aren't thrilled with the flair Anne brings with her。 The main problem with this is that the reasoning behind why sh 3。5 stars。 I went into this book expecting to love it， but unfortunately it didn't hit all the right notes for me。 To be honest， I have never read the original Anne， so my disappointment doesn't stem from any comparisons to the original。 Quirky， bubbly disco-connoisseur Anne Shirley and her two moms are new to the small town of Greenville-- and unfortunately， most of the residents aren't thrilled with the flair Anne brings with her。 The main problem with this is that the reasoning behind why she's being so relentlessly bullied by her peers feels kind of stilted， flimsy， and vague。 Insults range from things as redundant as "you think you can just come here and be weird in your weird clothes" to slurs aimed both at Anne and her mothers。 It just doesn't feel believable， almost like a younger person wrote this book and didn't really think out the reasoning behind why Anne is receiving so much aggressive conflict from the town。 This is also an issue in how things are （or rather， aren't） resolved in this town-- the adults are present， which I appreciate， but they don't act or respond appropriately to any of these situations。 Most of them feel like parental stereotypes you'd see in a musical-- which can fit in a way， since a school musical is a big part of the plot and I definitely feel like this book will appeal to teens who enjoy musical theater。 Overall， Anne of Greenville is a quick and easy read that I think will appeal to younger teens。 Aside from the language the characters use， though， I feel like most of the cast don't act like they're in high school。 Aside from slurs and swearing， it almost has a Disney channel movie quality to it-- which isn't necessarily a bad thing！ It's just not for me。 。。。more

Mallory ，

Thank you to NetGalley for an early digital copy of this book。 This book will be published in October of this year。 I've been a fan of Mariko Tamaki for awhile now and I was jazzed to see this new title based on Anne of Green Gables on NetGalley。 I really enjoyed this modern retelling。 Anne must deal with the normal teen struggles of starting at a new school and making friends， while trying to overcome to racism， bullying， and homophobia of her new town。 Definitely worth the read！ Thank you to NetGalley for an early digital copy of this book。 This book will be published in October of this year。 I've been a fan of Mariko Tamaki for awhile now and I was jazzed to see this new title based on Anne of Green Gables on NetGalley。 I really enjoyed this modern retelling。 Anne must deal with the normal teen struggles of starting at a new school and making friends， while trying to overcome to racism， bullying， and homophobia of her new town。 Definitely worth the read！ 。。。more

Cindy ，

Anne is a disco-loving， roller skating， queer， Japanese-American who just moved to the middle of nowhere Greenville with her moms。 While enduring the regular starting a new school problems， Anne is facing more obstacles not at all helped by the fact that one of her moms is now the vice principal of her high school。 She quickly finds a kindred spirit （aka bosom friend） Berry and almost as quickly finds herself the target of very frightening anger and bullying from a small group of students。 As ti Anne is a disco-loving， roller skating， queer， Japanese-American who just moved to the middle of nowhere Greenville with her moms。 While enduring the regular starting a new school problems， Anne is facing more obstacles not at all helped by the fact that one of her moms is now the vice principal of her high school。 She quickly finds a kindred spirit （aka bosom friend） Berry and almost as quickly finds herself the target of very frightening anger and bullying from a small group of students。 As time progresses， Anne starts to feel a bit more comfortable just being herself， especially when the auditions for the school play， Peter Pan， are held。 Winning the part of Peter helps Anne find more kindred spirits in Greenville along with a new love。 Such a beautifully moving story of loving yourself and finding the best kind of home。 。。。more

Miranda ，

This book kept me reading nonstop because I needed to know what was going to happen in Anne’s and her family’s life as they navigate a town that is less than welcoming of differences。 Anne is just so unapologetically herself but still has to get through times where she thinks it might be better to fit in， and cheering her on is part of the fun。 Also， being from the south， I love a peek into how southerners are portrayed， and this book creates a nice show of how things very much can go in the sou This book kept me reading nonstop because I needed to know what was going to happen in Anne’s and her family’s life as they navigate a town that is less than welcoming of differences。 Anne is just so unapologetically herself but still has to get through times where she thinks it might be better to fit in， and cheering her on is part of the fun。 Also， being from the south， I love a peek into how southerners are portrayed， and this book creates a nice show of how things very much can go in the south when “outsiders” come into town and shake things up。 Also， if you’ve owned a stubborn dog breed you will feel Anne’s pain as she tries to care for her golden retriever。 。。。more

Reference

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