Snowbirds
Snowbirds by Crissa Chappell, published by Simon and Schuster in 2017, is a young adult fiction novel that explores the complexities of friendship and the challenges of growing up within different cultural contexts. At the heart of the story is Lucy, who eagerly anticipates the arrival of the “snowbirds,” the Old Order Amish who come to Florida each winter. This year, however, is marked by change as her best friend Alice navigates the tumultuous period of “Rumspringa,” a time when Amish teens experience life outside their community’s strict norms.
In this edition, readers will follow Lucy as she grapples with her own beliefs while trying to support Alice during a critical time. The narrative delves into themes of social dynamics, relationships, and the clash between tradition and personal freedom. As Lucy embarks on a search for Alice after her mysterious disappearance, she must confront her own secrets and the consequences of her choices. With 272 pages, this book presents a nuanced look at the lives of young people caught between their cultural heritage and the allure of new experiences.
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“Snowbirds will turn your image of the Amish upside down. Lucy will grab your heart and run away with it.” —Robin MacCready, winner of the Edgar award for Buried
Every year, Lucy waits eagerly for the arrival of the “snowbirds,” the Old Order Amish who come trundling into Florida on buses from the north, bringing Lucy’s best friend Alice, with whom she’s spent every winter she can remember. This winter is different. At sixteen, Alice is in the middle of “Rumspringa,” a season in which Amish teens try out forbidden temptations, in order to get them out of their system. Lucy is part of a different sect, in which teens aren’t allowed such bold experimentation, and she’s fighting to keep up as Alice races from one wild party to the next. Then, one night after just such a party, Alice vanishes. Wracked by guilt, Lucy knows that she should have been watching out for Alice, but instead, she was kissing Faron, an Older Order boy shunned by his society. Now, Lucy plunges into a search for her best friend–while also hiding her own secret, which could put her in even more danger.
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