Another collection of wonderful short stories. Each one, standalone great.

Some stories in this book were boring, but I gave it five stars for a story that's worth ten! How We Went to the Wedding.

I read this when I was just about to do a really intimidating work presentation, and it was super-encouraging to read stories about people beating the odds. Try this when you're feeling discouraged and need a pep-talk!

3,5*

Very encouraging. Definitely something to read on bad days.

Mostly nice but unmemorable stories. For me, the best of the bunch were:

-The Filmore Elderberries
-Bessie's Doll
-At the Bay Shore Farm
-How We Went to the Wedding
-The Strike at Putney

L.M. Montgomery is a long time and all time favorite author of mine. She writes the perfect girls story with just the right mix of adventure, drama and happiness. I find her books a comfort to read and have re-read most of her works many times over the years. They are classics for a reason and that reason is they are great. These are true comfort books for me and books I enjoy re-reading again and again.

Her stories always make me smile, other times wistful. This collection is perfect to read when dealing with the hard times in your life. I'm dealing with my own hard times and reading this collection makes me press on. Read this and learn to not be afraid of going after what you want.

good short story collevtion--easy and fun to read--some funny, all happy, pleasant stories

Really excellent book! Perfect for bedtime stories or when you have just a quick moment to read. Really good morals and I would read this to kids, for sure.

This book, by the author of Anne of Green Gables, is a collection of short stories compiled in the early 1990s. All but one were previously published in newspapers or magazines, sometimes in more than one. And while they work together as a whole, I found them best ingested one or two stories at a time (which made them ideal commuting reading for a week).

I don’t know if Montgomery was capable of writing only one type of hero, or if that was merely the type she (or her publishers) preferred. But each of these 18 stories features, like Anne Shirley, a (usually young) protagonist best described as optimistic, smart, upright, and plucky. Usually they’re down on their luck, but combined with their good character, hard work, and a little serendipity, they’re able to turn their fortunes around. (Generally, though, Montgomery is tempered in her rewards. No one wins the lottery, discovers a rich, dying relative, or embarks upon a get-rich-quick scheme.

Whether it’s convincing a prospective employer to take a chance on them, crossing a flooded Canadian countryside to reach a wedding in time, or persuading a relative to pay for college, each of these tales will have you rooting for the protagonists to find their path to a better life.

A charming collection of short stories.