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Emily of New Moon volume 13
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English
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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 3
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A bright and beautiful day at New Moon Farm: Jimmy returns home, and the Murrays rejoice. The atmosphere in the old house is suddenly buoyant. But the family soon learns that they’ve unwittingly become part of a pact with Blair Water’s devil-in-residence: Ian Bowles, who has finagled a share in the farm and is now in a position to control their lives. It’s a problem that needs a solution. Enter Jack Haszard, the young wanderer encountered...
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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 11
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English
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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 3
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Emily makes a wish for Jimmy to be a man of great wisdom. Instead, a bolt of lightening strikes him, leaving him comatose on the side of the road. Emily is paralyzed with fear thinking that she has wished death upon her beloved cousin. But Jimmy wakens a genius. His life now careens into realms beyond even Emily’s fertile imagination; inventions, honours, worldly acclaim. When he meets Eve, his long lost love, his cup brimmeth over. TO BE CONTINUED......
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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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Emily of New Moon volume 4
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English
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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 10
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English
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Deeply in love for the first time, Jimmy Murray plans to build Eve a dream house overlooking the ocean. Still, Eve is pregnant. Emily decides it must be ôimmaculate conceptionö and shocks the town by distributing a petition to have Pope Leo XIII recognize Eve as a Saint. A secret rendezvous between Jimmy and Eve is interrupted by the arrival of the Kinch family. There is a struggle and Abner Kinch is killed. But by who? Refusing to give testimony...
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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 4
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English
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Jimmy Murray is made Director of the First Institute of Scientific Discovery. He plans to build an automobile, harness electrical energy but most ambitiously, to build a bridge which will connect Prince Edward Island to the Mainland. The world bows to his ingenuity. However, all Jimmy really desires is Eve’s hand in marriage; their love continuing to blossom in spite of Isabel’s objections. The beautiful wedding ends in tragedy. Eve is arrested...
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Emily of New Moon volume 1
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English
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Emily and Ilse battle with issues of “Truth” when they involve themselves in Laura’s love life. Laura’s pure love for Dr. Burnley haunts her as wedding preparations are finalized for her and Ian Bowles. Emily and Ilse are beside themselves with joy when they hear that Laura may call off the wedding. Before Laura can break the news to Ian, an unexpected twist of events descends on New Moon leaving everyone scrambling for answers.
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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 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 5
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English
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It’s no secret that Three-toed Alice Miller, Perry’s mother, murdered her husband with an ax ten years ago. Despite teasing from the school children, Perry has long since buried the memory and started a new life. When Aunt Thom arrives in Blair Water, Perry immediately senses trouble. His instinct foreshadows Aunt Thom’s plans to bust Alice Miller out of prison. Emily, Ilse, Teddy and Perry travel with Aunt Thom to an oratory contest in Shrewsbury...
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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 5
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English
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Jimmy has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He’s the man of the house now, and has much to think about: the farm, Laura’s baby—and what about Emily’s education? And to further complicate matters, a pair of foxes have invaded the henhouse. But Jack Haszard has good news--those foxes aren’t a menace, they’re a gold mine. All over the Island, savvy men are getting rich—raising foxes and selling the valuable pelts to a voracious...
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Emily of New Moon volume 1
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English
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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 12
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English
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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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English
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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 4
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English
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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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