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The Emily of New Moon Series – L.M. Montgomery

Allow me to diverge from the Anne of Green Gables series for a brief moment to tell you about L.M. Montgomery’s other famous heroine – Emily Starr. An orphan, like Anne, an aspiring author, like Anne, determined to marry the wrong man, like Anne, but Emily is definitely in a class by herself. In “Emily of New Moon,” we become acquainted with Emily, a spirited girl, full of life and imagination. When her father passes away, she is left an orphan, and feels that life can hold no more joy for her. She is taken in by family at New … Continue reading →

A White Bird Flying — Bess Streeter Aldrich

I have read several books by this Nebraskan author of early last century, and while I enjoyed them all, this one is my favorite. I identified personally with the main character, Laura Deal, on many different levels and so this book spoke to me in ways that the others didn’t. We start the story with Laura Deal at twelve years old, visiting the house of her recently departed grandmother one last time. She walks through the house dispassionately at first, seeing herself as one of the characters in the stories she loves to write, but then the realization that her … Continue reading →

Little Women — Louisa May Alcott

It shocks and amazes me to listen to people talk about literature and to hear them say that they have never read “Little Women.” Some make the comment that they wanted to be different from everyone else and so they didn’t read it. Some say they don’t feel the need to read it, since so many movies have been made about it. I say, if you haven’t read “Little Women,” you are seriously educationally deprived. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are four sisters growing up in Concord, Mass. They live in a huge, rambling house that is slowly falling into … Continue reading →