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Author
Series
Dakota (Linda Byler) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Hannah and her family move from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to North Dakota, where they face harsh realities far from any Amish communities, forcing her to work on a cattle ranch, where she meets a charismatic English boy named Clay Jenkins.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Description
Five tumultuous years have changed Titus Lambert in every way. Back then, Titus was preparing to marry his longtime sweetheart, Mandy Yoder. Then came the unthinkable a tragic car wreck that left Titus serving time for vehicular manslaughter. Titus isn't sure he belongs in this peaceful place anymore, but he must make amends. When he goes to visit the Kings, whose son, Alvin, died that terrible night, he's shocked to see that their farm has fallen...
4) The blessing
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Return to the Troyer farm where Heidi welcomes six new cooking class students who experience the healing hand of God. Despite stressful changes occurring in their lives, Lyle and Heidi once again open their Ohio home up to those seeking to learn about Amish cooking. This time a teenager helping her divorced dad cook for the family, a caterer needing new recipes, a food critic, a hunter looking to impress his buddies, a wife given the class as an...
Author
Series
Adventures of Lily Lapp volume 1
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Introduces Lily Lapp who, beginning at age five, finds opportunities for blessings, laughter, learning, and mischief as she explores her Amish community, welcomes a new baby brother, begins school, and spends time with family and friends.
Author
Series
Sisters of Lancaster County volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
At age twenty, Jessica Bachman left her two beloved sisters and her Amish community after clashing with the new bishop about her role in the family and the future of their farm. She tried to convince Silas Kemp, who'd been courting her for two years, to join her, but when he said no, she fled anyway. Three years later, she returns home for the first time since leaving Lancaster to attend her father's funeral. Her arrival back revives all sorts of...
10) A world away
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Eliza, an Amish girl, goes to work for an "English" family as a nanny to two young children, and must then choose between two entirely different ways of life.
11) Plain girl
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Despite her father's objections, a young Amish girl secretly looks forward to attending public school where she makes a best friend and gains a new perspective on her family's way of life.
12) The journey
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A young Amish girl tells her "silent friend, " her diary, about all the wonderous experiences she has on her first trip to the city.
13) Barn raising
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
An Amish community gathers to erect a barn in one day, and finishes in time for the owner's cows to be milked there that very evening.
Author
Series
Lizzie searches for love volume 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A hot-tempered, high-spirited teenaged girl who hates housework, dislikes babies, and loves driving fast horses tries to fit in among the members of her Amish community. Based on the true experiences of the author's extended family.
Author
Series
Lizzie searches for love volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Will Lizzie Glick, a high-spirited Amish teenager, give up her dream of teaching school so that her wish for a family and a marriage can come true? Based on the true experiences of the author's extended family.
19) Ellie
Author
Series
Ellie's people volume 1
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Ellie Maust grows up Amish but isn't happy with the strict ideas of her father. As she learns responsibility and approaches her own wedding day, she begins to rethink her feelings about her family's Amish traditions.
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Merry Hanson, living amongst the Amish in rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, relies on her Christian faith to guide her through such challenging situations as the physical abuse of her schoolmate, an arson investigation, a car accident, and an abandoned baby.
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