Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on this day in 1874 on Prince Edward Island. Montgomery is best known the author of the beloved novel Anne of Green Gables. Montomgery wrote 20 novels, hundreds of poems and more. Perhaps her greatest honour came when Anne of Green Gables won the inaugural tournament of Young Adult Lit March Madness at LTSS in 2022.
International Women’s Day was a few days ago, but in the School Library we are celebrating all month!
How many of these notable Canadian women can you identify?
Writer Jo Walton was born on this day in Wales in 1964. She is the author of many different award winning fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction books. Her novel Farthing, set in a Britain that has descended into the horrors of fascism, is the first book in an alternative history series that includes Ha’penny and Half a Crown. Walton has lived in Canada for more than a decade.
Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on this day in 1874 on Prince Edward Island. Montgomery is the author of Anne of Green Gables and many more beloved Canadian novels.
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