Not sure what to make of the strange effusive creature he finds waiting for him at the train station, Matthew Cuthbert brings the young girl home to Green Gables. His sister Marilla is just as surprised as Matthew was to discover the orphanage in Nova Scotia sent a girl rather than the expected boy. Anne is understandably crushed to hear of the mistake, and whereas Matthew believes he and his sister may be good for young Anne, and she for them, Marilla will need some convincing. Anne is determined to prove to them that girls can do anything boys can do and more. Much to her chagrin the cards aren’t stacked in her favor, and when Marilla’s treasured brooch goes missing Anne pays the p
