Anne of Green Gables, has been one of my favorites as a child, and it still is, in my teenage years. Anne, as many have said, is a lively, vivacious, chatty child and she brings such a force of life into the story that seems otherwise typical. Anne of Green Gables is indeed a children's classic because it reaffirms many childhood themes, everyone is an individual capable of doing anything. Anne is our window to the her world, and she simply shows us that life is full of freedom and new childhood longings. 
 Anne of Green Gables is classic, because it is the story of a little orphan girl overcoming odds and discovering families, but also because it is in many ways another coming of age story with a strong heroine. I loved this book, and I really still do.