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A lost classic by the author of Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon is a coming-of-age story about newly orphaned Emily Byrd Starr, who deals with the loss of her beloved father as she tries to adjust to life at old-fashioned New Moon farm with her aunts and cousin. Emily, a budding writer with a mysterious sense of the otherworldly, makes quick friends in her new home and lands in more than her share of scrapes along the way. But she remains...
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Emily of New Moon volume 6
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Emily's vivid imagination introduces her to the spirit of her mother as a child. The incident prompts her to search out the ragged remains of Juliet's doll. She and Aunt Laura restore it.
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Emily of New Moon volume 2
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Emily moves into New Moon with her spinster aunts and odd Cousin Jimmy. Elizabeth, determined to "do her duty by the child," forbids Emily to read or write fiction, and overwhelms her with strict rules.
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Emily of New Moon volume 12
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When Emily's cat, Pandora, is savaged by a raccoon, Aunt Laura takes it to Dr. Burnley. There she and the doctor share a bittersweet moment which is witnessed by Mr. Bowles. Bowles asks her to marry him. Laura says yes, but not with her whole heart.
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Emily of New Moon volume 8
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A young boy named Duncan blames himself for his mother's poverty and depression. During his first day at school, he wets his pants in front of the other children. Emily is chagrined to realize that Duncan saw her laughing at him.
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Emily of New Moon volume 10
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Ilse Burnley wants to learn about her dead mother, but her father adamantly refuses to discuss it. Emily, who felt only love from her own father, hurts for her friend.
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Emily of New Moon volume 13
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Aunt Elizabeth discovers Emily's deepest secret...the "letter bills" hidden in the attic. This happens during a critical time in Laura's life, the announcement of her forthcoming marriage to Ian Bowles.
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Emily of New Moon volume 5
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Emily and Ilse, curious about the recluse, Lofty John, sneak into his barn. He captures Emily and forces her to eat an apple he claims is poisoned. Sure she's about to die, Emily tries to be brave and prays to her parents on the road to Heaven.
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Emily of New Moon volume 4
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Emily finds an unfinished, "disappointed" house half buried in the sand, and takes refuge there after and embarrassing incident with her nasty teacher. Suddenly, time rolls back and she envisions a tragic event that broke up two lovers. And...it involved a younger Aunt Laura.
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Emily of New Moon volume 11
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Emily and Dean decide to find out what really happened to Ilse's mother, Beatrice. Emily sees a woman in the distance and thinking it is a ghost, runs after her only to get lost in the wintry forest.
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Emily of New Moon volume 9
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Miss Brownell plans to leave her post as Blair Water's teacher to marry the school inspector. Her possible replacement, Mr. Carpenter, immediately recognizes and encourages Emily's talents. Unfortunately, Mr. Carpenter drinks.
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Emily of New Moon volume 3
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Elizabeth horrifies Emily with the announcement that she will attend school. As Cousin Jimmy drives her there, they pause at the Murray family graveyard where Emily visualizes her ancestors and begins to connect with her roots.
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Emily of New Moon volume 1
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This story traces Emily's early childhood, as she was raised by a loving, intellectual father to be an independent thinker and a fighter against injustice. She has a vivid imagination that allows her to see beyond the normal, into enchanted realms and misty secrets.
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Emily of New Moon volume 7
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Oliver, Emily's cousin, announces that New Moon actually belongs to his father. Maida, one of the girls working nearby, calls him mean and prances off with Emily and Ilse. Maida is pregnant and unwed. When she loses her job and is left penniless, the children, Emily, Ilse, Perry and Teddy, get her settled in the Disappointed House.
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Emily of New Moon volume 8
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Reverend Nicholas Pitch, a preacher from away, appears in Blair Water encouraging townspeople to rid their souls of the Devil. Immediately, devil sightings are rampant, sending Emily, Ilse, Teddy and Perry scrambling for answers. Who is the Devil? What does he or she or it look like? Hysteria reigns. The Devil is sighted everywhere; friends blame foes, friends accuse friends, relatives fear relatives. Laura Murray suddenly turns calm. Reverend...
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Emily of New Moon volume 13
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Emily imagines four different outcomes for Laura's wedding day. As each day ends, the action rewinds, springing us back to the beginning. ôThe Book of Hours", the Season II finale, provides fans with an opportunity to see their favourite characters act out their wildest hopes and dreams, all in the context of Emily's imagination. But the question remains: does Laura Murray marry Mr. Bowles? Guest stars: Martha Henry, Peter Donaldson, Anna...
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Emily of New Moon volume 4
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Tension mounts after Isabel Murray takes over New Moon. Emily is forbidden from attending school. She must, instead, earn her own keep. Isabel also decrees that, in order to feed the family, Jimmy must slaughter one of his beloved cows. And she relieves Laura of the household keys.
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Emily of New Moon volume 11
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Baby Ollie Murray is abandoned by his father on the Murrays' doorstep . Isabel determines that Ollie will be sent to an orphanage. Horrified by this, Emily, Ilse and Perry decide to reunite Ollie with his mother Maida Flynn. Tucking Ollie in a wheelbarrow, the three embark on a clandestine quest full of high hopes and romantic thoughts about motherhood. Their youthful idealism and their hopes of finding Maida dissolve before Aunt Thom, Perry's...
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Emily of New Moon volume 12
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Forbidden by Isabel to enter the ôIsland Romance Contestö, Emily writes ôIsabella of the Highlandsö, an innocent love story with Isabel as the protagonist who loves and loses the great poet, Lord Byron. Ilse finds the story and secretly enters it in the contest. The story wins first prize and is printed on the front page of the Charlottetown Patriot. Emily is shocked but Isabel is outraged and hauls Emily and Laura to Charlottetown to renounce...
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Emily of New Moon volume 6
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New Moon is for sale and the snooty Stuarts plan to buy it. As Laura's addiction to laudanum worsens, Isabel commits her to an asylum without consulting the family. Emily rallies Jimmy, Dr. Burnley and Uncle Malcolm.
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