Pauvre Anne - French Edition Author:Blaine Ray, Janet Gee (Adapter) "La première nouvelle dans une série de quatre destinée aux élèves débutants." — The first story in a series of four for beginner students of French language. — Anne is a 16-year old girl from New York State who leads a tough life. Her mother is always on her case. Her family does not have a lot of money, and her best friends... more »' families are rich. She is very jealous of them. When she gets an opportunity to go to Belgium, she goes to a city where she lives with a very nice family that has conflicts similar to the ones in her own family. Her view of life changes and she sees everything in a different light upon her return home.