Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery is a heartfelt story showing the highs and lows throughout the life of a young girl, Anne Shirley. This eleven-year-old girl was an orphan all her life, never having a real family. She was very talkative, feisty, and had a wild imagination. With the guidance of Matthew and Marilla, she experiences joy, happiness, and love; though that doesn't stop her from experiencing pain, ignorance, and contempt. 

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert lived at a farm, Green Gables, in the little town of Avonlea. Matthew was getting too old to work; so he thought of adopting an orphan boy to help around the farm. Though, what they expected was not what they got. As Matthew went to the train station, he saw a little red-headed, freckled girl instead of a little boy. After seeing Anne Shirley, Matthew felt pity to leave a little girl at the train station all alone, therefore, he brought her home. Matthew and Marilla thought of sending Anne back to the orphanage, as there was no need for her in their family. Although, Matthew just didn’t have the heart to do so. Anne’s talkative soul had found a place in Matthew’s heart. Anne had to fit into the neighborhood and school as well as abide by Marilla’s rules to be more proper and ladylike. Anne quickly finds conflict with Mrs. Rachel Lynde, their neighbor, and Gilbert Blythe, a classmate. While going to school, Anne discovers her newfound best friend, Diana Barry. As Anne matures and grows throughout the plot of the story, we can see that Matthew and Marilla do too, they become weak, lose eyesight, and find medical conditions. As Anne comes from college and sees that Matthew is having trouble with his heart. Will Matthew and Marilla be okay? Will Gilbert Blythe and Mrs. Rachel Lynde get along with Anne?

L. M. Montogomery enables the readers to step into the shoes of Anne Shirley. Mongomery expresses the feelings and the experiences Anne endured in her life. I would recommend this book to all young adults as they can learn from this book how Anne coped with all the struggles she endures; at school, around the neighborhood, and even at home. I urge you to read this extraordinary book. Anne is seen maturing in this book; she starts to know right from wrong. As aforementioned, this is a great book involving the life of Anne Shirley, the talkative, red-headed, freckled girl with a wild imagination.