Anne Emery. Following her graduation from college, Anne McGuigan traveled abroad for a year with her family, where they visited his birthplace in Northern Ireland, as well as the British Isles, France, Switzerland, and Italy. She taught seventh and eighth grades for four years in the Evanston Schools, and fourth and fifth grades for six more years after her marriage to John Emery, Ms. Emery ultimately retired from education to raise her children and write short stories and book series for young girls. Favorite series by Ms. Emery include the Burnaby Series and Dinny Gordon Books.