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Ten Books I Couldn’t Live Without
1. Possession – by A.S. Byatt. Like Heather I have read this book probably 4 or 5 times – I just finished it yet again, and every time I come to it – I see different things, I relate to … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 7!! I think this’ll be my last excerpt from this book, although I love it so. I may change my mind tomorrow. I reserve the right to do … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 6!! This is part of the section in the book where Emily has her second moment of “second sight”. In Emily of New Moon (excerpt here) she “dreamt” … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 5! One of the reasons why I think Lucy Maud’s books are so special – so … long-lastingly good … is that they seem to have everything in … Continue reading
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The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 4! This is an excerpt from another one of my favorite chapters. In it – Lucy Maud seems to cram an entire lifetime of experience. You feel like … Continue reading
The Books: “Emily Climbs” (L.M. Montgomery)
Daily Book Excerpt: YA/Children’s books: Emily Climbs – by L.M. Montgomery Excerpt 3! Okay – so we have been talking so much about Aunt Ruth in other Emily entries that I had to find an excerpt about her. There are … Continue reading
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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