“Katie, I'm glad we have each other. It's so difficult finding a kindred spirit these days.”

Before Anne Shirley met Diana Barry, her first real bosom friend, she had to make due with her window friend, Katie Maurice.  Appearing in the reflection of any mirror or window, Katie was the only one Anne could turn to while living with the Hammonds and then at the asylum before finding solace at Green Gables.

Imagine unemployment increasing to 20-25% nationally, natural disasters occurring at the same time (drought in the prairies), and thousands of people lining up for hours at soup kitchens. The 1930’s was not a time to pick and choose what career you wanted. When given any opportunity, you would take it. During the depression, any job was a good job.

Every year throughout Canada, all the grade 9 students take a day off school to see what the real world is like. This is called "take your child to work day." About 10 years ago the Canadian government established this day for students to get a feeling for the working world and to find out what career they are most interested in.

It's not something you hear a lot about, but it does happen - bullying.  From the time we are children, to even the time we are adults, bullying happens throughout our lives. It can be an absolute nightmare in some cases and for the most part, many people who do get bullied never talk about it.

One of the biggest lessons that Anne has to learn is what it really means to be a true friend.  Though she loves Diana and would never do anything to hurt her bosom friend, in the Animated Series episode, “One True Friend”, Anne soon learns that actions speak louder than words when it comes to proving your loyalty to the people you care about.