Anne Shirley is all grown up now, sixteen and about to fulfill her dream of becoming a teacher in Avonlea, if she can impress the people of Avonlea that she is mature enough. Well, almost a woman, because strange things still seem to happen to Anne at the worst of times--like when two influential matrons come to call, while Anne is engaged in replacing the feathers in her featherbed. There is no neat way to move several bushels of feathers! Will Gilbert fulfill her dreams as well, now that she's a woman?