Anne of Green Gables

When Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables send for a boy orphan to help them out at their farm, they mistakenly get Anne Shirley, a feisty, independent but warm-hearted 11 year-old girl. Fortunately her sunny nature and quirky imagination win the hearts of her reluctant foster parents and everyone in the community. But not a day goes by without some memorable adventure or prank in the tragicomedy of her life. Early on she accidentally dyes her a oecurseda red hair green. Later, in an effort to impress a neighbor she bakes a cake, but with liniment instead of vanilla.

L.M. Montgomery followed a career in teaching with acclaim as a writer, when her first book, Anne of Green Gables, met with national and international success.