Before she arrived at Green Gables, Anne Shirley had a difficult early life. Orphaned as a baby, she is sent from one foster-home to the next, caring for other people’s children even as a child herself, and escaping from her dark reality through the power of her vivid imagination. Curious, inventive, and outspoken, even at a young age, Anne battles to make a life for herself by searching out kindred spirits, finding solace in her books and dreaming of the day she has a family of her own. Award-winning author Budge Wilson brings young Anne vibrantly to life in this highly-anticipated and fully authorized prequel to the much-loved Anne of Green Gables.

Awards

Canadian Library Association Award - Book of the Year for Children Award: Nominee 2009
IODE Violet Downey Book Award: Shortlist 2009
Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Choice Award: Shortlist 2009
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - Young Adult/Middle Reader Category: Nominee 2009