I liked it slightly better than Anne of Green Gables- Anne is more mature in Anne of Avonlea, but still manages to get herself into some trouble. She still has a vivid imagination and is still talkative, although she's not nearly as talkative or imaginative as she was in the 1st book. 
 I did like the Avonlea Village Improvement Society (or AVIS) which Anne herself had organized. There were questionable results at the start of AVIS, mainly when the town hall was painted blue instead of green. After the mix-up, AVIS flourished because the town blamed the Pye family, who had been given the job of painting the hall. 
 Having liked Anne of Avonlea so much, I can't wait to read the 3rd book in the series, since the novel ends with Anne going off to college. 
 It gets a 4 out of 5. I loved it, and I can't wait to see what sort of adventures Anne gets herself into.