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Reuben
Contributor(s): Christner Borntrager, Mary (Author)
ISBN: 0836135938     ISBN-13: 9780836135930
Publisher: Herald Press (VA)
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2015
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Annotation: Growing up in an Amish home is no protection from peer pressure. Reuben struggles to balance wanting to prove himself to his friends and living up to the expectations of his parents. On a dare, Reuben tries to show how fast his horse can run and trouble erupts. Book #5 in the Ellie's People series.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Christian - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2014047122
Series: Ellie's People
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.28" W x 7.76" (0.38 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Evangelical
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:

Amish teenager Reuben Weaver wants to do the right thing; it's just that when he and his friends are together, the temptation to follow their mischievous schemes and try to prove himself can be strong.

Reuben, the great-great-grandson of Ellie Maust, whom readers came to love in book 1 of Ellie's People, treasures his Amish way of life and tries to use good sense, but he tests his parents' patience with fights in the schoolyard and dares involving stilts and barbed wire.

When Reuben gets his dream horse, Princess, he is the envy of all his friends. When Reuben agrees to a dare to prove how fast his horse can run, tragedy erupts. Pride may go before a fall, but can any good happen when you pick yourself up?

Book 4 of the Ellie's People: An Amish Family Saga series. Ages 10 and up.

The ten books of the Ellie's People series, beloved classics among young and old readers in Amish and Mennonite communities, are now available for today's reader. Author Mary Christner Borntrager grew up Amish and based her novels on events in her Amish childhood. Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie series will love learning to know spunky Ellie and her friends and family.

What's new in the Ellie's People series:

  • Pennsylvania Dutch glossary at the end of each book
  • A sample chapter from the next book in the series
  • Language and examples updated for today's readers


Contributor Bio(s): Borntrager, Mary Christner: -

Mary Christner Borntrager was born to Amish parents near Plain City, Ohio. Her Ellie's People series is based on her childhood and youth among the Amish. The books bring authentic Amish stories to life for readers interested in Amish fiction and also real depictions of Amish life. Her Ellie's People novels have sold more than half a million copies and are treasured classics among the Amish and Mennonites.