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Returning home to the Amish country she left behind, news photographer Libby Morgan is reunited with police chief Adam Byler, who, striving to keep peace between the Amish and their modern "Englischer" neighbors, needs her help in finding the person responsible for attacking a young woman.
2) The Fiddler
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Home to Hickory Hollow volume 1
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"A wrong turn in a rainstorm leads Englisher Amelia Devries to Michael Hostetler, and the young Amishman's charming Old Order community of Hickory Hollow. Despite their very different backgrounds, Amelia and Michael both feel hemmed in by the expectations of others and struggle with how to find room for their own hopes. And what first seems to be a chance encounter might just change their lives forever"--P. [4] of cover.
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Three young women are about to change their lives: Lizzy Anne and Samuel have decided to get married, and Lindsey is about to be baptized into the Amish faith and is being courted by Matthew. While Katie Kauffman is happy for her friends who seem to have settled their futures, she is also finding herself something of a fifth wheel. When Lindsay's sister Jessica returns to Bird-in-Hand, she finds that Jake Miller has moved on with his life. He lost...
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Kauffman Amish bakery volume 3
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Miriam Lapp returns to the Amish community she once belonged to when she hears of her mother's death. Amidst her grief and some painful lies from her past, she is forced to face the people who rejected her. Losing her once fiance and being shunned by her father becomes an excruciating test of her faith.
5) Sarah's Gift
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Pleasant Valley volume 4
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Amish midwife Sarah Mast moves to Pleasant Valley for a fresh start to run the birthing center her aging aunt can no longer manage. When a criminal complaint is filed against Sarah, she must find the strength to defend her practice and win the trust of the man and the community she has come to love.
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Eighteen-year-old Lindsay Bedford has reached a crossroads. Should she stay in the small Amish community she's known and loved for four years or return to the English life of her hometown in Virginia where her older sister is a college student? An extended visit to Virginia might just tip the scales as Lindsay reconnects with friends, joins a new church, works on her GED, and is pressured by her sister to stay and "make something of herself."Will...
7) Hannah's joy
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Pleasant Valley volume 6
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2012
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"As a young widow Hahhah struggles to adapt to Amish customs, she enounters William Brand, who works in the furnitureshop next door. William struggles too and feels isolated from the community because of his stutter. Having studied speech threapy in college, Hannah offers to help William improve his speach, and slowly their timid friendship blossoms into deep affection. Still, Hannah is aware the the barriers between them are great. Her late husband,...
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2014.
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"Living in the small town of Heavenly, Pennsylvania, Claire Weatherly has come to admire the Amish for their wholesome, honest way of life. But she also knows that nothing is as simple as it seems--especially when murder disturbs the peace. Claire has always been game for a good puzzle, so when she hears that Mose Fisher has made one of his famous corn mazes, she can't wait to walk the paths and test her skill. But she'll have a much more serious...
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2021.
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"Tess Baker thought she had the perfect everything--until her best friend, and (now ex) husband, betrayed her, leaving her with nothing, except her career as an investigative reporter. In her work for a leading magazine, Tess can lose herself in whatever story she's chasing. So she's devastated when her next assignment is far from the exciting location or action-packed quest she anticipated. Thanks to a recent misstep, Tess is handed a bus ticket...
10) The love letters
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"Marlena Wenger, a young aunt from the Beachy Amish caring for her infant niece, finds comfort and hope from an Old Order Amish mother and her family who extend friendship to a homeless man, whose few possessions include a collection of love letters"--
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Men of Lancaster County volume 4
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[2017]
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Is It Time for This Widower to Give Love One More Chance? After the devastating loss of his second wife, Seth Hostetler believes a lasting love is beyond all hope. A year has passed, and his mamm and sister are determined to see him happily married once again. But how can he open his heart to another woman when their relationship could end in tragedy? On an outing with his family, Seth comes across an Amish potter hard at work and jumps at the...
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2021.
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"Outgoing and irrepressible, young Christina has her choice of suitors. But she and her practical-minded older sister, Hilda, have built a thriving life in the rugged Pennsylvania backcountry. Hilda has given up her marriage dreams as foolish - and Christina vows she'll never marry until she finds her sister a husband. So when two handsome newcomers arrive, Christina engages in a bit of secret matchmaking - with disastrous results . . .Johan is used...
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Since she was a little girl, Marisa Angelo has been haunted by the image of her mother walking away, suitcase in hand, to return to her Amish roots. Marisa and her "Englischer" father never saw or heard from her again. Now Marisa has received a shocking call from police. Her mother's bloodstained suitcase was found hidden inside the wall of a Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouse. Desperate for answers, Marisa heads to Lancaster County. But no one-not...
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Despite the disapproval of her late husband's parents, Meredith Stoltzfus has become closer to Jonah Miller. She knows he can never replace Luke, her first love, but Jonah is head over heels for Meredith and cares deeply for her baby. Besides, Jonah promises to be a good provider for her son's future. But as Meredith and Jonah begin to talk of marriage, the husband Meredith believes to be dead is about to remember something from his past. Can the...
15) The first love
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"In the summer of 1951, Amishwoman Maggie Esh is struggling with a debilitating illness and few future prospects. When revival meetings come to the area, Maggie attends out of curiosity, and the words of the evangelist begin to stir something deep inside her. Dare she hope for a brighter future?"--
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[2019]
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Restaurant critic Derek Schumaker, notorious for his bitter reviews, is about to visit Daisy's Tea Garden, and Daisy and Aunt Iris are simmering with anxiety. A bad word from the culinary curmudgeon could really hurt their business, but Daisy tries to stay confident. After all, how can he resist her cucumber sandwiches with pimento spread--not to mention the cheesy cauliflower soup and strawberry walnut salad? Schumaker takes a to-go order when the...
18) Susanna's dream
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Lost sisters of Pleasant Valley volume 2
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2014.
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As young girls, three Amish sisters were separated and told nothing about one another. When the long-held secret of their parentage came to light many years later, two of the grown women reconnected. Now they reach out to the third . . . Susanna Bitler's life is in complete turmoil. Still reeling from the death of her mother, she is further disheartened when her business partner hints that she is going to quit the gift shop they run together in...
19) A happy heart
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
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Even though it is spring, Rachel is not feeling very happy.
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There are secrets buried in Amish country.... Did a sweet-faced Amish teenager brutally murder a young woman? To save her career, big-city lawyer Jessica Langdon is determined to defend him against the community's bitter and even violent outrage. yet without an understanding of Amish culture, Jessica must rely on arrogant businessman Trey Morgan, who has ties to the Amish community-and believes the boy is guilty. Jessica has threats coming from...