clear blue eyes of his dead mother and brown hair with glints of gold. He is nine at the beginning of the book, and has a fancy for and curiosity towards bugs and animals. He often takes these to his bed or puts them in his pockets. Anne says she believes he will be an environmentalist. Carl has been known to be seriously ill many times, once on the brink of death. Mary Vance - Mary is a cheeky girl, with tow-colored hair and light blue eyes which the Meredith children call 'white eyes'. Found by the Meredith children in a barn, they take her home and look after her. She is later adopted by Miss Cornelia. Mary is about twelve when she is introduced in the book. She had previously lived with a horrid Mrs. Wiley who whipped her until she ran away. The Manse and Blythe children don't have a terribly strong liking for her, but they 'can't help being nice to her'. They are very much in awe of her boasting and swearing frequently. Series Montgomery continued the story of Anne Shirley in a series of sequels. They are listed in the order of Anne's age in each novel. References External links Full text of Rainbow Valley along with free PDF and ebook download. Online text of Rainbow Valley Plot introduction and book covers L.M. Montgomery Online Formerly the L.M. Montgomery Research Group, this site includes a blog, extensive lists of primary and secondary materials, detailed information about Montgomery's publishing history, and a filmography of screen adaptations of Montgomery texts. See, in particular, the page about Rainbow Valley. Official website of the Lucy Maud Montgomery Society of Ontario An L.M. Montgomery Resource Page Resource on L.M. Montgomery and Anne's Legacy The Anne Shirley Homepage - A great resource for all Anne fans with galleries, fan art, time lines, recipes and calendars. The L.M. Montgomery Literary Society This site includes information about Montgomery's works and life and research from the newsletter, The Shining Scroll. Anne of Green Gables books Canadian children's novels 1919 Canadian novels Novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery Novels set in Prince Edward Island 1919 children's books