Emily of New Moon (Version 2)

Emily Starr is no Anne Shirley. Where Anne was sunshine, Emily is moonlight: more brooding, more ambitious, more aware of the world's darker edges. Sent to New Moon Farm after her father dies, she arrives at the door of the severe Aunt Elizabeth and finds herself surrounded by strangers who might become family - if she can earn their love. She falls in with three lonely children: the wild Ilse Burnley, the gentle Teddy Kent, and the troubled Perry Miller. Together they roam the fields and forests of Prince Edward Island, trading secrets and building a world of their own. But Emily carries a burden even as a child: she is determined to become a writer, to make something beautiful that will outlast her. When she stumbles upon a devastating secret about Ilse's mother, she must choose between loyalty and truth. Montgomery considered Emily her finest creation, and this novel rewards anyone who has ever felt too much, wanted too badly, or refused to stop dreaming.