Eleven-year-old orphan Anne Shirley has just arrived at Green Gables and already her guardians want to send her back. First, she’s not the boy the Cuthberts expected. Second, she talks too much. And even with her generous spirit, the redhead’s a trouble magnet. She gets the neighbour drunk and nearly poisons the pastor!

Still, despite a rocky start, the fiery Anne wins over her guardians and her new community. She enjoys life at Green Gables, excels in school and earns a coveted scholarship. But when tragedy hits, Anne must choose between her dreams and the only home she’s ever known.