Reuben

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2015

ISBN-13: 9780836199826

<DIV><P>Amish teenager Reuben Weaver wants to do the right thing; it&rsquo;s just that when he and his friends are together, the temptation to follow their mischievous schemes and try to prove himself can be strong.</P><P>Reuben, the great-great-grandson of Ellie Maust, whom readers came to love in book 1 of Ellie&rsquo;s People, treasures his Amish way of life and tries to use good sense, but he tests his parents&rsquo; patience with fights in the schoolyard and dares involving stilts and barbed wire.</P><P>When Reuben gets his dream horse, Princess, he is the envy of all his friends. When Reuben agrees to a dare to prove how fast his horse can run, tragedy erupts. Pride may go before a fall, but can any good happen when you pick yourself up?</P><P><B>Book 4 of the Ellie&rsquo;s People: An Amish Family Saga series. Ages 10 and up.</B></P><P>The ten books of the Ellie&rsquo;s People series, beloved classics among young and old readers in Amish and Mennonite communities, are now available for today&rsquo;s reader. Author Mary Christner Borntrager grew up Amish and based her novels on events in her Amish childhood. Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder&rsquo;s Little House on the Prairie series will love learning to know spunky Ellie and her friends and family.</P><P><B>What&rsquo;s new in the Ellie&rsquo;s People series:</B></P><ul><li>Pennsylvania Dutch glossary at the end of each book</li><li>A sample chapter from the next book in the series</li><li>Language and examples updated for today&rsquo;s readers</li></ul></DIV>