Have you ever read Anne of Green Gables? It was written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery. 
I have never read it.  What is it about?
It's about Anne who is 11 year old and she's an orphan. She's mistakenly sent to new parents who wanted a boy.
Wow for 1908, that was probably an intriguing story! Were they good to Anne?
Yes the novel is about how Anne gets along with the Cuthberts and school and within the town.
So I guess the Cuthberts weren't upset she was a girl?
No and Montgomery wrote several sequels before her death.
Did the sequels follow Anne's life as an adult, or only as a child?
I think just a child but several musicals and plays have been created since 1964 about it.
I can't believe I've never heard of it.  Maybe I should run to the bookstore today.  What is Montgomery's first name?