num_pages: 336
description: Emily Starr was born with the desire to write. As an orphan living on New Moon Farm, writing helped her face the difficult, lonely times. 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. Once in town, Emily's activities set the Shrewsbury gossips buzzing. 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. 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. Then Emily is offered a fabulous opportunity, and she must decide if she wants to change her life forever.
language: English
title: Emily Climbs
titlecomplete: Emily Climbs
characters: Perry Miller, Emily Starr, Teddy Kent, Dean Priest, Ilse Burnley
genres: Middle Grade, Canada, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Young Adult, Classics, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 23427
places: Canada
series: Emily
publisher: New Canadian Library