Part of Anne of Green Gables, book 2
First published 1992
Anne Shirley stands before her former classroom, now seventeen and ready to become Avonlea's newest teacher. The red-haired girl who once charmed this small Prince Edward Island community with her imagination and spirit faces a different challenge. Her students test her authority while she learns to balance discipline with encouragement. At Green Gables, the Cuthbert household grows as two new family members arrive, bringing fresh dynamics to Anne's home life. Between lesson planning and family responsibilities, Anne discovers new feelings stirring within her heart. Romance enters her world as she navigates the transition from student to teacher, from girl to young woman. Each day brings small victories and unexpected obstacles as Anne works to earn her students' respect and trust. The schoolhouse that once witnessed her own growth now becomes the place where she must prove herself as an educator and leader in the community that raised her.
Genres: fiction, family, romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, coming-of-age, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Avonlea, Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
276 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Bantam Books