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The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs (Emily Novels) – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 2!! The chapter “In the Watches of the Night” is one of my favorite chapters in any Lucy Maud book ever. It’s deep, wide, terrifying, romantic … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books Emily Climbs (Emily Novels) – by L.M. Montgomery This is the second book in the Emily series. There were times when this one was my favorite one out of the three – it’s so rich, … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily of New Moon” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily of New Moon (The Emily Books, Book 1) – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 6!! Oh, there’s just too much I want to excerpt. The whole section at Great-aunt Nancy’s – just the description of … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily of New Moon” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily of New Moon – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 5!! Okay, so this entire chapter is hilarious and beautiful – I’ll only excerpt a part of it – but it is Lucy Maud at her … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily of New Moon” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily of New Moon – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 4!! I always loved this particular chapter, for some reason. I wished I could crawl in between the lines of the page and join Emily, Ilse, … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily of New Moon” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily of New Moon – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 3!! I love this little excerpt just because it gives you a sense of the depths within Emily – depths that even she does not know … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily of New Moon” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily of New Moon – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 2!! I just love this part – when Emily first goes to New Moon, after her father’s death. Everything is new and strange, and her grief … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily of New Moon” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily of New Moon – by L.M. Montgomery I’m almost NERVOUS to start this. I love the Emily books so much. I need to calm down. I have a greater affinity for the Emily books … Continue reading
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