Orphaned Emily Byrd Starr is taken in by her mother’s estranged family after her father’s death. Emily will live with her mother’s sisters, Aunt Elizabeth and Aunt Laura, and Cousin Jimmy at New Moon Farm at Blair Water. Emily has to adjust to school and make new friends. She has to share a room with Aunt Elizabeth. Emily pours out her grief and frustration in letters to her father. Emily dreams of becoming a writer.

This book has a lot of similarities to the author’s beloved Anne of Green Gables. While Emily had a circle of friends in Teddy, Ilse, and Perry, she is more of a loner at heart. She’s not the kindred spirit that Anne is. ( )

Really enjoyed this. Looking forward to the rest of the books in the series. ( )

Written by L.M. Montgomery, better known as the author of the Anne of Green Gables series, this book for younger readers shows its age. It's SLOW. The relationship Emily had with her father seemed lovely, and I enjoyed seeing her connection to the rest of her family and community progress. At least for most of the characters. The Dean Preacher character is so disturbing to the modern sensibility. ( )

La temperamental y muy imaginativa Emily no sabía lo que era estar sola hasta que su padre murió. Ahora, unos parientes de su madre la llevarán a vivir con ellos a la granja Luna Nueva. Emily está segura de que no será feliz allí. Habrá de hacer frente a la rígida y severa Tía Elizabeth así como a sus pícaros compañeros de clase manteniendo la cabeza alta y haciendo gala de su aguzado y rápido ingenio. Las cosas comienzan a cambiar cuando hace amigos como Teddy, autor de maravillosos dibujos, o Perry, que ha navegado por todo el mundo con su padre pero jamás ha ido a la escuela; y, sobre todo, Ilse, una chica no muy femenina con un temperamento ardiente. Para su sorpresa, Emily descubrirá que Luna Nueva es un lugar hermoso y fascinante.

No Anne of Green Gables, but a tad bit more realistic. Emily is a very real child ( )