Mariko Tamaki has reimagined Lucy Maude Montgomery’s timeless classic, Anne of Green Gables, in the best possible way in her new Young Adult (YA) novel, Anne of Greenville. Anne of Greenville was published on October 4, 2022 and marks Tamaki’s most recent literary work. The two-time Michael L. Printz Award nominee is also known for writing Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me and This One Summer. She has also written for both Marvel and DC comics.

Anne of Greenville follows Anne Shirley, a queer, disco-loving, and free-spirited high schooler who moves to Greenville with her mothers, Lucy and Millie. However, it doesn’t take long for the small town with small town sentiments to begin displaying racism and homophobia towards Anne and her family. Anne experiences many injustices, as does Lucy, the new vice principal of Greenville’s high school, as the town attempts to drive them out. At first, Anne and her mothers try to blend in and suffice the town by putting a damper on their personalities. Anne’s spirit can’t be contained for long, though, and her charisma and personality leave a stamp on the whole town as she tackles high school, finds her “true true,” and learns to unapologetically be Anne of Greenville.