Sixteen-year-old Anne, mischievous and spirited as ever, returns to Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island, to teach in the village school where she herself was taught.
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on every one around her.
Fifteen-year-old Rilla, the daughter of Anne Shirley Blythe, grows from a carefree, irresponsible girl into a strong and capable young woman during war years, 1914-1918.