Author: Jane Austen Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1815 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Emma Woodhouse is charming, witty, and a matchmaker. When she befriends a girl named Harriet, she sets her sights on the clergyman, Mr. Elton, as Harriet’s match. But the plot backfires and Emma finds herself the unwitting object of more than one man’s affections. Notes From the…

Author: L. M. Montgomery Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1926 Genre: Romance Summary: Valancy Stirling has never been in love and she knows she never will be. Her entire life has been one of rules and oppressive authority, and all she can do is dream of her blue castle and of the life she hopes to have, but knows she…