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21) The postcard
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English
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Rachel Yoder, a young Amish widow, struggles to come to terms with the tragic loss of her husband, her son, her sight. Though painfully shy, Rachel and her precocious daughter help her parents run a bed-and-breakfast in Lancaster County. Philip Bradley, a New York journalist on assignment, comes to stay at the family's B & B. When he finds an old postcard written in Pennsylvania Dutch, he enlists Rachel's help in uncovering its mysteries. Soon Philip...
22) The Amish nanny
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The women of Lancaster County volume 2
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Language
English
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Amish-raised Ada Rupp falls in love with Amish widower Will Gundy and agrees to act as his daughter's nanny on a trip to Europe, but when Mennonite scholar Daniel Hart asks for her help, she is torn between the two men.
23) Gone missing
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Kate Burkholder mystery volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Language
English
Description
Investigating the disappearance of an Amish teenager, chief of police Kate Burkholder and state agent John Tomasetti stumble on a dead body at the same time another girl goes missing, and later discover sinister links to numerous cold cases.
24) The ebb tide
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English
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When a well-to-do family asks Sallie Riehl to be their daughter's nanny for the summer at their Cape May, New Jersey, vacation home, she jumps at the chance to broaden her horizons beyond the Lancaster County Amish community where she grew up. Curious by nature, Sallie loves reading and learning, and she fears that her chances of making a good match with an Amish farmer will be hampered because of it. Though she loves taking care of nine-year-old...
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Annie's people volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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"Annie Zook--the preacher's eldest daughter--is expected to join the Amish church, but at 20 she is 'still deciding.' Because of the strict rules that guide the Plain community, she must continually squelch her artistic passion, although it has become her solace"--Provided by publisher.
26) The orchard
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English
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"For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. But when Evan is drafted for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status. Can Ellie, with the support of a new beau, find the courage to face a future unlike the one she imagined?"--Amazon.com.
27) Amish promises
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Neighbors of Lancaster County volume 1
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English
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When an English and an Amish family become neighbors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, their lives are linked in unexpected ways through conflict, then friendship, and finally, love.
28) The Amish bride
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Series
The women of Lancaster County volume 3
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Language
English
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Ella Bayer and Ezra Gundy are in love and hope to marry someday, but she is Mennonite while he is Amish, which means that one of them will have to forsake what they believe to embrace another way of life.
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Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
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English
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A desire to learn about her biological family leads nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country, where she meets a mysterious lay-midwife who needs her help after an Amish client and her baby die.
30) Her last breath
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Kate Burkholder volume 5
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English
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When her best friend's husband and two children are killed in a suspicious car accident, Amish community member Kate maintains a vigil by a grievously injured survivor who may hold answers.
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Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
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English
Description
"Join Mandy Frey as she and three friends leave their Amish community in Indiana for the trip of a lifetime to Hawaii. But when Mandy and one of her friends miss the cruise ship after a port of call on Kauai, how will they adjust and get back home?"--Goodreads.com.
32) The first love
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English
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1951. Despite struggling with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Maggie Esh is sweet-spirited. When her Dat remarries, less than a year after Maggie's mother died, her stepmother-- though kind-- simply doesn't understand Maggie or her illness. An unsettling family situation occurs, and hope begins to seem elusive. Maggie attends some tent revival meetings out of curiosity, but the words of the evangelist begin to stir something deep inside her. Dare she...
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Indiana cousins volume 2
Language
English
Description
Traumatized after surviving an automobile accident in which her boyfriend was killed, Katie Miller struggles to find her way out of depression, while Freeman Bontrager tries to gain Katie's trust in hopes of winning her heart.
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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More Danger, Adventure, Romance in Dale Cramer's Next Installment! Bandit troubles intensify as Caleb Bender's family tries to settle into their new life in 1920s Paradise Valley. When El Pantera kidnaps Rachel and leaves her brother, Aaron, for dead, Jake Weaver and the Mexican native Domingo pursue the bandit leader to his mountain stronghold in a hopeless rescue attempt. Jake and Domingo manage to escape with Rachel, with the bandits hot on their...
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Series
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
287 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When an unscrupulous cattle baron tries to steal Amish land, Jesse Montgomery intervenes, but is wounded, so Katie Miller, the young, widowed healer in the Amish district, attends to him while trying to guard her heart.
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Series
Indiana cousins volume 1
Language
English
Description
Loraine must decide whether she will pledge her love to Wayne Lambright who, crippled after a tragic accident, feels unworthy of her love, or Jake Beechy who, after leaving their Amish community, returns to renew their courtship.
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St. Lawrence County Amish volume 1
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Language
English
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Description
Bestselling Amish fiction author Jerry Eicher returns with the first of three stand-alone books in The St. Lawrence County Amish series.
Cousins Lydia and Sandra Troyer and their friend, Rosemary Beiler have always been close. The two cousins, however, both have eyes for handsome Ezra Wagler, leaving Rosemary to watch from the sidelines. But when the cousins' fathers face financial ruin, Lydia and Sandra make a deal as to who should have Ezra's affections...at...
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Indiana cousins volume 3
Language
English
Description
An accident leaves Jolene Yoder deaf and rebuilding her life as a teacher to deaf children in her hometown. Ella Miller, Jolene's cousin, worries Jolene will have her heart broken by Jake Beechy, but Jake has his heart set on someone else. What will it take to make these young people find love?
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Minotaur Books
Language
English
Description
"New York times bestselling author Linda Castillo is known as a 'master of the genre' (People) for her pulse-pounding mystery series set in Amish country. Now, together for the first time in print, 'A Simple Murder' features six original short stories starring whip-smart chief of police, Kate Burkholder"--