Her best friend is Ilse.Įmily champions Teddy's artistic ability so he can attend Shrewsbury, a The story spansĪbout four years as Emily has various experiences and developsįriendships with schoolmates, Perry and Teddy. Supporter and offers her valuable insights and guidance. Emily is obsessed with words, whichĮxtends to reading the dictionary and endlessly writing in notebooks sheĬalls Jimmy-books because her cousin Jimmy gives them to her.Ĭousin Jimmy is mentally challenged, but he is Emily's staunchest Then Emily is offered a fabulous opportunity, and she must decide if she wants to change her life forever.ġ3-year-old Emily Byrd Starr is an orphan living on a farm
When Emily has her poems published and writes for the town newspaper, success seems to be on its way – and with it the first whispers of romance. But Emily and her friends are confident – Ilse's a born actress, Teddy's set to be a great artist, and roguish Perry has the makings of a brilliant lawyer. Once in town, Emily's activities set the Shrewsbury gossips buzzing. But now all her friends are going away to high school in nearby Shrewsbury, and her old-fashioned, tyrannical aunt Elizabeth will only let her go if she promises to stop writing! All the same, this is the first step in Emily's climb to success.
As an orphan living on New Moon Farm, writing helped her face the difficult, lonely times. Emily Starr was born with the desire to write.
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