TY  - BOOK
AU  - Newport,Olivia
TI  - Brightest and best
T2  - Amish turns of time
SN  - 9781410482822 (large print : hardcover)
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Waterville, Maine
PB  - Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
KW  - Amish
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Amish children
KW  - Education
KW  - Church and education
KW  - Freedom of religion
KW  - Ohio
KW  - Large type books
KW  - Love stories
KW  - gsafd
KW  - Christian fiction
KW  - Romance fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Religious fiction
KW  - Historical fiction
N2  - Geauga County, Ohio, 1918. The collapse of a schoolhouse puts pressure on Amish families and their long-held educational values. Ella Hilty anticipates marrying Gideon Wittner and becoming a mother to his children. In a whirling clash of values, Ella seeks the solid ground that seems to have slipped away. Margaret Simpson, an English schoolteacher, wonders if she is losing her last chance at love. As the local authorities draw lines in the sand, Margaret puts romance at risk one final time. All eyes turn to Ella to make a sacrifice and accept a challenge that can bring unity to the Amish and understanding to the English
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