amish

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amish

Plain girl

1988
Despite her father's objections, a young Amish girl secretly looks forward to attending public school where she makes a best friend and gains a new perspective on her family's way of life.

Meet the Amish

1986
Presents a survey of the Amish, their history, beliefs, and customs.

A history of the Amish

1992
A history of the Amish people who have survived for 300 years in America.

The brethren

2006
Annie Zook, the daughter of an Amish preacher, finds herself caught between her world and the outside world while living with her shunned friend Esther and longing for her forbidden art and her relationship with Ben Martin.

The Englisher

2006
Annie Zook, the preacher's daughter, struggles to keep her promise to her father to abandon her art for six months; but her intention to join the Amish church is sidetracked by the attention of a handsome Englishman.

The preacher's daughter

2005
Annie Zook, the only daughter of an Old Order Amish preacher, having passed up one chance at marriage, is torn between doing what is expected of her as a member of the Plain community, and her burning desire to be an artist.

The shunning

1997
On the eve of her wedding Katie Lapp discovers she is not the birth daughter of her Amish parents but their adopted daughter. After finding out the truth she knows she must find her birth mother no matter what the cost.

Who are the Amish?

1985
Color photographs and text answer the most commonly asked questions about the Amish people. Scenes include barnraisings, an Amish school, auctions, a wedding, a funeral, farm life in all seasons, etc.

An Amish wedding

1998
A young narrator tells of the many activities in her Amish home leading up to her sister Anna's wedding.

Family tree

1996
While trying to construct her family tree for a school assignment, eleven-year-old Tyler discovers her Amish heritage and other secrets about her family's past.

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