Ellie
Ellie by Mary Christner Borntrager is a new edition published by MennoMedia on August 15, 2014, featuring 194 pages in English. This book follows Ellie Maust, an Old Order Amish girl in the early 1900s, as she navigates her daily life filled with chores, family responsibilities, and the desire for a more colorful existence. As Ellie helps care for her younger siblings and engages in community activities, she grapples with her father’s strict expectations while exploring her friendships and budding romance.
Readers will find a rich depiction of Amish life through Ellie’s experiences, including her adventures with her English friend and the challenges that arise when her family faces tragedy. The narrative highlights themes of faith and community as Ellie matures and dedicates her future to God. This book is the first in the Ellie’s People: An Amish Family Saga series, which includes a Pennsylvania Dutch glossary and updated language for contemporary readers, making it accessible to a new generation while retaining the charm of its origins.
Official synopsis Publisher
Ellie Maust, an Old Order Amish girl growing up in the early 1900s, wishes she could wear bright dresses like her English friend, Missy, and face cream and perfume like their fancy Amish hired girl, Susie Glick.
As Ellie helps to care for the new babies in her family, milks cows, and learns to can and garden, she strains against her father’s strict ideas and wonders what her future will hold. Along the way, she has adventures, including a sleepover at her English friend’s house and a runaway buggy ride.
When Ellie’s family moves to a new farm, she must take on even more chores and responsibility for her younger siblings. But attending Sunday night singings with the young people in her community and beginning a courtship with kind, gentle David Eash fill Ellie’s days with contentment.
When tragedy strikes her family, Ellie must find a way to go on. Finding comfort in her Amish faith and her community, Ellie blossoms into a young woman who dedicates her future plans to God.
Book 1 of the Ellie’s People: An Amish Family Saga series.
The nine 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
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