MandyEllie's People, Book 9 by Mary Christner Borntrager |
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"He's so little!" Mandy exclaimed. "Look at his little fingers! They're so pink and cute. Wait till I tell that Lydia Yoder at school tomorrow that we have a schnuck Buppeli (cute baby)."
Mandy Schrock, with five older sisters, is pleased when she finally has a baby brother. Yet she and her close-knit Amish family are saddened to learn that Lloydie was born with a serious health problem.
At first Mandy is eager to help care for Lloydie, but after a while, she resents the extra burden. Years later she struggles with guilt. But in time, she talks it out with a friend and with her mother.
When she is 16, Mandy eagerly goes to youth singings. Her girlfriend invites her along to work at a home for handicapped children, where she can use her experience with Lloydie. Back home on weekends, things start to sparkle between Mandy and Levi Slabach.
Book 9 in the Ellie's People series.
" . . . incorporates many Amish words, followed by translations in parenthesis. It would be an excellent choice for multicultural education in the classroom, as the author shares the Amish lifestyle in detail."
--Bookstore Journal
Over half a million books in print in the Ellie's People series: Ellie, Rebecca, Rachel, Daniel, Reuben, Andy, Polly, Sarah, and Mandy.
About the Author
Mary Christner Borntrager, North Canton, Ohio, grew up in an Amish home. Later she was a social worker with emotionally disturbed children and youth and then became a popular author and speaker. She hopes her series, Ellie's People, will bring pleasure to many readers and a better understanding of the Amish and their way of living.
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