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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 5-8 Grade

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House of Secrets/Echoes in the Wind/Hide Behind the Moon/Windows on the Hill/Shadows Beyond the Gate (Summerhill Secrets 6-10)

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Set in rural Pennsylvania’s Amish country, SummerHill Secrets follows the true-to-life struggles and heartfelt triumphs of sixteen-year-old Merry Hanson. Teen girls will come to love, laugh, and cry with the impulsive Merry as she encounters intriguing mysteries while also struggling to be the best she can be in God’s eyes. Volume Two contains House of Secrets, Echoes in the Wind, Hide Behind the Moon, Windows on the Hill, and Shadows Beyond the Gate.

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Recommended for Kindergarten-3 Grade

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Just Like Mama

Nine-year-old Susie Mae wants nothing more than to be “just like” her own lovely and accomplished mama. One day she sets out to prove to her family and herself that she is ready to do just that. From taking on the morning milking to egg gathering and berry picking, Susie Mae tackles all of Mama’s daily tasks with gently amusing and genuinely touching results. A wonderful book that mothers and daughters of all ages can enjoy, Just Like Mama ultimately encourages everyone to be “just like Jesus.”

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Recommended for 6-9 Grades

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Fiction | Mystery | Realistic

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Summerhill Secrets, Volume 1: Whispers Down the Lane/Secret in the Willows/Catch a Falling Star/Night of the Fireflies/A Cry in the Dark (Summerhill Secrets 1-5)

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Set in rural Pennsylvania’s Amish country, SummerHill Secrets follows the true-to-life struggles and heartfelt triumphs of fourteen-year-old Merry Hanson. Preteen girls will come to love, laugh, and cry with the impulsive Merry as she encounters intriguing mysteries while also struggling to be the best she can be in God’s eyes. Volume One includes the original titles Whispers Down the Lane, Secret in the Willows, Catch a Falling Star, Night of the Fireflies, and A Cry in the Dark.

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Recommended for 6-9 Grades

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Whispers Down the Lane (Summerhill Secrets #1)

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Book 1 in the SummerHill Secrets for preteen girls. Merry Hanson and her Amish friend, Rachel Zook, devise a plan to hide a runaway in the Amish community.

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Recommended for Preschool-3 Grades

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Yonie Wondernose

Seven-year-old Yonie is a wondernose because he can’t keep his nose out of anything and is always getting into trouble. When his parents go away overnight, he’s left as the man of the house and promised a special reward if he can keep himself and the farm out of trouble. But that night a bad storm brings trouble–the kind that not even a full-grown man could handle easily.

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Recommended for Preschool-3 Grade

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Henner’s Lydia

Lydia, a young Amish girl, lives on a farm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Join Lydia as she works on a small hooked mat, watches wagons coming down the road, listens to stories Granny tells, holds the new baby at Cousin Kate’s, and chases Nate’s runaway pig. 76 pages.

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Recommended for 4-6 Grades

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Fiction | Historical

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Shoo Fly Girl (American Regional)

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Story of Suzanna nicknamed Shoo Fly Girl and life in the Amish country.

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Recommended for 4-6 Grades

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Green Fever (Double Trouble #4)

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Welcome to Holmes County, Ohio, where twins Mattie and Mark Miller get a case of Green Fever. When their out-of-control jealousy begins to cause big trouble at every turn, will these energetic nine-year-olds learn the value of contentment before it’s too late?

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Recommended for 4-6 Grades

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Bubble Troubles (Double Trouble #3)

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Welcome to Holmes County, Ohio, where twins Mattie and Mark Miller experience Bubble Troubles. When their out-of-control worries begin to cause big trouble at every turn, will these energetic nine-year-olds learn the value of giving their worries to God before it’s too late?

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Recommended for 4-6 Grades

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Bumpy Ride Ahead! (Double Trouble #2)

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Welcome to Holmes County, Ohio, where twins Mattie and Mark Miller are in for quite a bumpy ride. When their selfishness begins to cause big trouble at every turn, will these energetic nine-year-olds learn the value of sharing before it’s too late?

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