Anne is sick of the way Orville has been bullying Felix since he arrived in Avonlea, and after Orville uses Felix to do his science project, Anne wants to stop him without becoming a bully herself.
Anne Shirley's daughter, Rilla, looks forward to her first dance and her first kiss. But undreamed-of challenges await irrepressible Rilla when a far off war endangers the happy world of Ingleside.
Anne's children make friends with the unusual Meredith children. Their minister father is looking for a wife and the town bubbles with interest at his efforts.