15 Canadian young adult books Anne Shirley would love

Anne premiered on CBC on Sunday, March 19, 2017.

CBC Books · CBC · Posted: May 16, 2017 10:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 9, 2017

On Sunday, March 19, 2017, CBC premiered Anne, a new series based on L.M. Montgomery's classic children's novel Anne of Green Gables.

Inspired by Anne Shirley's trademark boldness and quirky charm, we've curated a list of contemporary Canadian YA novels with brave, spirited heroines we think Anne would love.

Cary Fagan was shortlisted for the 2013 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. (Penguin Random House Canada/Marvel/From Tundra Books)

10 Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North, art by Erica Henderson
Wolfie and Fly by Cary Fagan

A Day of Signs and Wonders, is inspired by the childhood of artist Emily Carr (Groundwood Books/HarperCollins Canada/HarperCollins)

My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath
Alice, I Think by Susan Juby
A Day of Signs and Wonders by Kit Pearson

Plain Kate was the winner of the 2011 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. (Scholastic Canada/Thistledown Press/Razorbill Canada)

Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont
Plain Kate by Erin Bow
Saving Montgomery Sole by Mariko Tamaki

The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks is the first instalment of her Nameless City Trilogy. (Kids Can Press/First Second Press/Deeya Publishing)

My Name Is Phillis Wheatley by Afua Cooper
The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks
God Smites and Other Muslim Girl Problems by Ishara Deen

Barbara Smucker received the Vicky Metcalf Award for a distinguished body of writing in 1988. (Puffin Canada/Inanna Press/Groundwood Books)

Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker
The Wondrous Woo by Carrianne K.Y. Leung
Between Sisters by Adwoa Badoe

15 Canadian young adult books Anne Shirley would love

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