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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
I think Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is often compared to Anne of Green Gables. Unfortunately, such a comparison doesn't make this book look too good. The Anne books are beautiful and perfect, and this is just a very tolerable early 1900s book that is slowly disappearing. The two books share a lot of similarities. Both are about young girls who go to live with people who are not their parents. They have similar protagonists.
Comparing them based on their characters is where things differ. While Rebecca and Anne have somewhat similar struggles and interests, Anne has a lot more personality than Rebecca. Similarly, the other characters in the Anne of Green Gables books are a lot more interesting than their counterparts in Rebecca. While this is not a bad book, there are better books from the same time period. So if you're really in love with this style of book, go ahead and give it a try. It's pretty good. If not, then maybe focus on some of the better offerings from the early 1900s. (HINT: Anne of Green Gables:))
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Both end with the death of one of the girl's guardians.Comparing them based on their characters is where things differ. While Rebecca and Anne have somewhat similar struggles and interests, Anne has a lot more personality than Rebecca. Similarly, the other characters in the Anne of Green Gables books are a lot more interesting than their counterparts in Rebecca. While this is not a bad book, there are better books from the same time period. So if you're really in love with this style of book, go ahead and give it a try. It's pretty good. If not, then maybe focus on some of the better offerings from the early 1900s. (HINT: Anne of Green Gables:))