Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir

 

Synopsis:

Anne of Green Gables with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and The Secret Garden on 81st Street, this full-color graphic novel moves Anne Shirley to modern-day West Philadelphia, where where she finds new friends, new rivals, and a new family.

When Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to foster a teenage girl for the first time, their lives are changed forever. Their redheaded foster daughter, Anne Shirley, is in search of an exciting life and has decided that West Philly is where she's going to find it. Armed with a big personality and unstoppable creativity, Anne takes her new home by storm as she joins the robotics club, makes new friends in Diana and Gilbert, experiences first love, and turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. But as Anne starts to get comfortable, she discovers one thing she wasn't looking for: a family.

My Thoughts:

Raise your hand if you grew up on Anne of Green Gables! I loved the books when I was a kid, and 1980's mini-series was my go-to comfort show. So of course I was very excited to pick up a copy of this graphic novel adaptation. The Cuthberts are Anne's foster parents in this modern retelling, and Anne has to deal with stereotypes about being a "bad" foster kid. A lot of the story has remained true to the original Anne series, but I was pleasantly pleased by the few changes. It was so much fun to read!