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The Story Girl (Hardcover)

by L. M. Montgomery (Author)
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Sent to live with their extended family, Bev and his brother Felix make friends with the children from the surrounding area, including the story girl whose talent for telling stories is famous throughout the community. While Conlin's voice fits the role of the story girl, she doesn't fill out the voices of other characters. Often during the long narratives, Conlin lets her voice fall off at the end of sentences, endangering the listener's attention. The gradual quieting of her already soft voice gives the reading a monotonous effect. Conlin best performs the stories the story girl tells; in these her voice and demeanor come alive with natural enthusiasm. For fans of Montgomery's books, however, the few flaws will be easily tolerated. P.A.J. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Sara Stanley is only fourteen, but she can weave tales that are impossible to resist. In the charming town of Carlisle, children and grown-ups alike flock from miles around to hear her spellbinding tales. And when Bev King and his younger brother Felix arrive for the summer, they, too, are captivated by the Story Girl. Whether she's leading them on exciting misadventure or narrating timeless stories--from the scary "Tale of the Family Ghost" to the fanciful "How Kissing Was Discovered" to the bittersweet "The Blue Chest of Rachel Ward"--the Story Girl has her audience hanging on every word. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars L.M. Montgomery IS The Story Girl, Jun 17 2002
By Sandra Mitchell "Sandra Mitchell" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story Girl (Paperback)
It's no wonder that the lady who has gifted us with the Anne of Green Gables series created a character referred to as The Story Girl, one who could transport her audience to a far-away, magical place through the gift of storytelling.

As a huge fan of Anne of Green Gables, discovering that The Story Girl was Lucy Maude Montgomery's personal favorite of the works she had written, I anxiously began The Story Girl. It is the charming story of Sara Stanley, the Story Girl, who lives in Carlisle, with her cousins and the hired boy Peter. Told from the perspective of Beverly King, who has moved to Carlisle with his pudgy brother Felix, while their widowed father is working in a foreign land, Beverly and Felix become enchanted with their new life, hanging out with The Story Girl, beautiful cousin Felicity, sweet, endearing cousin Cecily, practical cousin Dan, and the hired boy Peter.

Though Peter is not family, his hard-working, considerate, loyal personality make the rest of the cousins slowly
but surely come to accept him as part of the group. One can't help but wonder if L.M. Montgomery IS the real life Story Girl, one who is well known in Carlisle for being the most magnificent storyteller around. Her magical gift of telling stories captivates her audience, both adults and children. Her stories combined with all sorts of amusing antics the children get into compromise the heart of this novel. The kids will have you in stitches, as they come up with a contest to see who can deliver the best preacher's sermon and the lengths they will go to for coming up with schemes to see who can have the best, most vivid dreams. As always, Montgomery is able to deliver a timeless classic that is wholesome, yet just as powerfully moving
and entertaining nearly a century later. It is written that Montgomery was quite sad to say goodbye to these characters as she completed the last page, and it is no wonder that the reader is left feeling quite the same way. Fortunately, the stories go on in the sequel, The Golden Road.

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4.0 out of 5 stars L.M. Montgomery, queen of the heroine, Jul 17 2001
By Jesse Petersen "jessepet" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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Anything you read by LMM will posess many amazing qualities, including heroines any young woman can look up to and admire. The Story Girl is no exception. Sara Stanley, like many of LMM's heroines, hasn't always had the best life, but she can spin a tale that will captivate everyone she meets. As she grows up and makes friends readers will love her spirit and her vitality. Another must read in the long list of LMM classics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is almost to good!, Dec 15 2000
This review is from: The Story Girl (Paperback)
The book The Story Girl is beyond words. It is my favorite of all of Lucy Maud Montgomery's books. The Story Girl is fourteen years old, and she can tell a story to lead even adults into faryland, a different world, or whatever else she may be telling a story about. The narriator is Beverly King, the Story Girl's thirteen-year-old cousin from Toronto. The Story Girl has four cousins besides Beverley, thirteen-year-old Dan, twelve-year-old Felicity, eleven-year-old Cecily, and Felix. They have many aunts and uncles. As soon as you start to read this book, it feels like you have just taken a trip to Carlisie, and you are one of the cousins or an aunt or uncle. You can read about Our Magizine, and about Miss Peg Bowen. Also, you can read about The Awkward Man, and Beautiful Alice, and much, much, MUCH more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A delight for the senses, imagination, and heart
Sara Stanley, better known as the Story Girl for her charming and enchanting gift for storytelling, is Montgomery's finest and most engaging heroines next to Anne. Read more
Published on April 13 2000 by Elizabeth S. Zitron

4.0 out of 5 stars It's just so nice!
I love this book! I love all of montgomery's books and this is one of the best! After this review i'm going to read "The Golden Road" the sequel to "the Story... Read more
Published on Nov 28 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming work of literature
This book was excellent. I read it for the first time when I was ten, and was enchanted by all the characters. Read more
Published on Nov 15 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Annual read
I discovered Montogomery seen years ago, when I was nine, when I begged my mother to buy me the entire "Anne" series. Read more
Published on Aug 18 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars * * * * *
Truly one of her finest works
Published on Jul 7 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, funny and poignant
Mostly hilarious and sometimes sad. Often sweet and rarely sappy.

This book (along with its companion, The Golden Road) chronicles the misadventures of a group of cousins. Read more

Published on April 21 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars should be more publicised
I think it's terrible that this book is out of print. I never heard about this book till I came across it in a bookshop on my holiday in Cork, and I noticed it was by the same... Read more
Published on Dec 4 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Sara Stanley, a master story teller,tells enchanting stories
The Story Girl is one of Lucy Maud Montgomery's best ones! The stories are basic, yet told in an engaging way. This book is one all should read! Read more
Published on Nov 26 1998

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