Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely -- until her beloved father died. Now Emily's an orphan, and her mother's snobbish relatives are taking her to live with them at New Moon Farm. She's sure she won't be happy Emily deals with stiff, stern Aunt Elizabeth and her malicious classmates by holding her head high and using her quick wit. Things begin to change when she makes friends: with Teddy, who does marvelous drawings; with Perry, who's sailed all over the world with his father yet has never been to school; and above all, with Use, a tomboy with a blazing temper. Amazingly, Emily finds New Moon beautiful and fascinating. With new friends and adventures, Emily might someday think of herself as Emily of New Moon.
Such a Fantastic Book :)| Posted December 12, 2008
I've read the complete Anne of Green Gables series and I loved entering the world of Anne in those books! The Emily series makes me feel the same way about Anne. This is the first book in the series and might be the best one.
The beginning starts out where Emily Starr finds out her dad has died and that she is now an orphan. Emily must leave her home and live with her two aunts and cousin at New Moon. At New Moon, she finds comfort in writing poems and stories. Emily then has to go to school and makes new friends with Teddy, Perry, and Ilse. Emily always finds herself in unusual predicaments and funny ones at that!
The Emily books are great classics and I will be reading more books of L. M. Montgomery for sure.
These books are definitely recommended to people who love Anne of Green Gables :D
Climbing Up the Valley| Posted August 26, 2009
Her voice has never failed to inspire every generation, with her lovable as well as unlovable characters, speaking to those who share the same spirit with hers, or for every girl (and boy too) that grew up with tales from Avonlea and Prince Edward Island.
Here comes another story about an orphan, and her dreams, and how she meets the people of New Moon.
Montgomery introduces us to Emily, who I can say does not have the charm of Anne that made us love her, but whose persistence, courage and imagination takes us hand in hand from our own self-doubts and to the place to where we also had to choose who we wanted to be. Emily's dreams and how she had to prove that she had the right to pursue it is inspiring, in a way that we wish for her to achieve it with the least sacrifice. We long to stay on the path with Emily, as this story closes with her dream to climb up the valley's side and perhaps find favor in the sight of the gods, that may lend her the glory of becoming a poetess.
It is great to have a character to root for and to cheer on..along with her friends. At times we see reflections of ourselves in Montgomery's characters, and that is what makes her books even more charming.
