Raising Yoder S Barn

Eight-year-old Matthew tells what happens when a fire destroys the barn on his family's farm and all the Amish neighbors come to see how they can help.

Eight-year-old Matthew tells what happens when a fire destroys the barn on his family's farm and all the Amish neighbors come to see how they can help.

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The author of;Owl Moon, ;Devil's Arithmetic, and;How Do Dinosaur's Say Good Night?, ;Jane Yolen has been called the "Hans Christian Andersen of America" and the "Aesop of the 20th century."In Jane Yolen, fans of this award-winnin.

High on the Vine features cousins Tami & Evi Maki, who often contemplate the shortcomings of their respective spouses, Toivo and Eino. The story is told through a series of short stories set in Upper Michigan. The Maki women contemplate how their lives may have fared (certainly better) had they not married the two louts. After a hideous winter survival weekend sponsored by the Maki men, Tami & Evi take over the boys' hunting camp as punishment. After various less than successful entrepreneurial ventures, the gals finally hit paydirt when they form a business deal with a brotherhood of monks to open a winery, which produces a barely potable wine dubbed "Monk Juice." "If you like a good chuckle about Yooper foibles and follies, I highly recommend High on the Vine by Terri Martin. Be sure to enjoy it with a bottle of your favorite beverage for best effect!" -- Victor R. Volkman, Marquette Monthly

Most of us want a simpler life, and there's no better example of the simple life than found among the Amish. But what is it really like to be Amish? In this delightful compilation of stories by more than 30 Amish men and women, you'll get the inside story on the daily life of Amish families. With humor, grace, and charm, these "plain" people tell their stories; bringing tears, laughter, and an occasional dose of Amish wisdom to your heart. You'll learn... how the Amish love their animals the joys of a community-wide barn-raising the ways the Amish handle great tragedy how the Amish find happiness in giving more than receiving This unforgettable book is compiled by two men who know the Amish. Author Jerry S. Eicher was raised as an Amish boy and Nathan Miller is a member of the Old Order Amish.

Award winning author James Duermeyer has written another western, Counterfeit Rodeos, Book Three, in his Nathan Wolf series: After a casual afternoon visit to a local rodeo, Nathan Wolf discovers that the rodeo performance is rigged by a criminal element that is willing to commit murder to keep its secrets from reaching the arm of the law. But Nathan soon learns that rigged rodeos are only one piece of a much larger multi-faceted criminal enterprise that spans many states in its reach. Several of Wolf’s friends join him in the twists and turns of searching for the head of the criminal enterprise, all the while placing Wolf in life and death danger in his hunt for the truth. Counterfeit Rodeos, following Trail of the Outlaw and Singing Creek are set in post reconstruction Kansas, where a traveling carnival holds secrets that Wolf must pry from dangerous criminal characters.

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