Sometimes it's fun to go back and read older titles or series and rediscover authors from the past. So I thought I'd talk today about two series that I love from years ago.
First is "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander - first in the Chronicles of Prydain. Taran's a boy with a dream - he wants to be a hero, not a pig-farmer. Not even to an oracular pig. But when he gets his chance, Taran soon discovers that trying to be a hero isn't as easy, nor as fun, as it seemed at first. If you like Celtic or Welsh legends, or have always wondered what they're about, this lively tale of a boy's first adventure is an excellent one. And the series follows as he grows, meets wonderful new creatures and people, makes good friends, falls in love, battles evil and eventually becomes... (I'm not gonna tell you, of course!) Read and discover. You won't be disappointed. The first books in the series are suitable for readers ages 10-14, but as the series goes on, Taran matures and so do the tales. By the last book - "The High King", Taran is 17 and the book is aimed at readers 14-16 (of course, I reread them every couple of years).
The second series is "Anne of Green Gables". This is a sweetly romantic story of a girl growing up on a small farm in an isolated community in Canada. She's an orphan, adopted into a household of an aging brother and sister. They don't quite know what to make of imaginative, emotional Anne, but she manages to make herself necessary to them very quickly. In future tales, Anne has humorous adventures, learns about love, and goes to college, marries and has children of her own. Well worth reading.
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