Download or read book An Amish Girl in Manhattan written by Torah Bontrager and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Amish Girl in Manhattan: Escaping at Age 15, Breaking All the Rules, and Feeling Safe Again (a memoir) is the story of a girl whose childhood was so crushing that she literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15, without telling anyone goodbye. Her departure was permanent. She left the only world she had ever known, crash-landing into a world that didn t speak her language, wear her clothes and understand her problems. She gave up everything family, security, community in the hopes that one day her dreams might come true. An Amish Girl is about the darkness she encountered navigating a foreign world alone and grappling with her demons. It's about her inner and outer quest for truth that took her all around the world. It's about her search for true freedom, love, and safety, after recurring sexual assault and Stockholm syndrome. In the end she emerges from the aftermath, from her tortured psyche, and creates a life of beauty and confidence. She wouldn't be telling her story otherwise."--Amazon.

Download or read book Amish Girl in Manhattan written by Torah Bontrager and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Torah's tale is one of immense trials followed by towering triumphs. I don't reread often, but this is a book that I will read again just to remind myself that if Torah can get through what she has, then I can, too." -- BRIAN YOUNG, Healer of the Water Monster How far would you go for freedom, love, and safety? About Torah. Torah Bontrager is 11 when she decides to leave the Amish. After four years of planning her escape, she flees in the middle of the night with only the clothes on her back and $170 in her pocket. Her departure is permanent. About the book. Amish Girl in Manhattan is a true crime collection of stories about a girl whose childhood was so crushing that she literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15, without telling anyone goodbye. She left the only world she had ever known, crash-landing into one that didn't speak her language, wear her clothes, and understand her problems. She gave up everything--family, security, community--in the hopes that one day her dreams might come true. Branded a traitor destined for hell by the Amish, she endured repeated sexual abuse, multiple suicide attempts, and extreme poverty. In the eyes of the Amish, she deserved these things for having dared to want an education past the 8th grade and a life outside the religion. Eventually Torah graduated from one of the most elite schools in the world, Columbia University in New York City. The Amish are an insular, underserved, ethnic minority population in America who use horses and buggies for transportation, prohibit electricity, and forbid education past the 8th grade. If you have read true crime books or child abuse, sexual abuse, and religious trauma true stories like Know My Name, Educated, or You Are Your Own, then Amish Girl in Manhattan is a must-read. Each chapter is a stand-alone story.

Download or read book An Amish Girl in Manhattan written by Torah Bontrager and published by Know-T Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Torah's tale is one of immense trials followed by towering triumphs. She guides us through various moments in her life with such honesty and artistry that I felt like I was there by her side. I don't reread often, but this is a book that I will read again just to remind myself that if Torah can get through what she has, then I can, too." - BRIAN YOUNG, author of Healer of the Water Monster How far would you go for freedom, love, and safety? About Torah. Torah Bontrager is 11 when she decides to leave the Amish. After four years of planning her escape, she flees in the middle of the night with only the clothes on her back and $170 in her pocket. Her departure is permanent. About the book. Amish Girl in Manhattan is a true crime collection of stories about a girl whose childhood was so crushing that she literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15, without telling anyone goodbye. She left the only world she had ever known, crash-landing into one that didn't speak her language, wear her clothes, and understand her problems. She gave up everything-family, security, community-in the hopes that one day her dreams might come true. Branded a traitor destined for hell by the Amish, she endured repeated sexual abuse, multiple suicide attempts, and extreme poverty. In the eyes of the Amish, she deserved these things for having dared to want an education past the 8th grade and a life outside the religion. Eventually Torah graduated from one of the most elite schools in the world, Columbia University in New York City. The Amish are an insular, underserved, ethnic minority population in America who use horses and buggies for transportation, prohibit electricity, and forbid education past the 8th grade. If you have read true crime books or child abuse, sexual abuse, and religious trauma true stories like Know My Name, Educated, or You Are Your Own, then Amish Girl in Manhattan is a must-read. Each chapter is a stand-alone story.

Download or read book An Amish Girl in Manhattan written by Torah Bontrager and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-26 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True life story of an Amish girl who literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15. She is the first Amish escapee to graduate from an Ivy League university.

Download or read book The New Amish Girl written by Samantha Price and published by Samantha Price. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephanie, a troubled English teenager, is sent to stay with the Grabers. Megan, another foster girl, tries to help Stephanie fix one of her mistakes. Will Megan realize the risks before it's too late? What will Gretchen Graber do when she discovers Stephanie is hiding more than one secret?

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Download or read book Amish Girls Series Volume 2 Books 5 8 written by J.E.B. Spredemann and published by Blessed Publishing . This book was released on 2014-02-08 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amish Girls Series - Volume 2 (Books 5-8) Includes books: Annie's Decision, Abigail's Triumph, Brooke's Quest, and Leah's Legacy Transport yourself to Amish Paradise in FOUR coming-of-age stories. Annie, Abigail, Brooke, and Leah learn about life, love, faith, and friendship in this inspiring series that is sure to touch hearts young and old. Book 5 - Annie Yoder has always dreamed of meeting an Englisch girl her own age, so when she sees an advertisement for Amish pen pals in the local paper, she begs her folks to allow her to participate. Annie quickly learns there are exciting new things in the Englisch world and she finds herself drawn to the forbidden. Will Annie's verboten desires lead her away from her people? Annie isn't the only one in a Valley of Decision. Jonathan Fisher's Rumspringa may cost him more than he bargained for. Will his foolishness change the course of his life forever?Book 6 - Tragedy in the small Amish community of Paradise leaves one family reeling. In order to survive, Abigail Lapp and her siblings must rely on the compassion of their friends and neighbors. Abigail finds forgiveness difficult and painful, but she learns to trust God. Could He turn her unfathomable tragedy into triumph? Book 7 - When Brooke Spencer visits Paradise, Pennsylvania on summer vacation, she's hoping some handsome young Amish man will sweep her off her feet. But when she meets Seth Weaver, she doesn't expect it to happen literally! Will Brooke and Seth be able to make a long-distance relationship work? And could Seth Weaver hold the key to something she's really searching for - true love? Book 8 - Leah Weaver is torn. She enjoys her Amish life and helping out with her folks' bed 'n breakfast, but she can't help but feel she's missing out on all the Englisch life has to offer. When Benjamin Schrock comes to town, Leah can't deny her attraction to him. But will a life with Benjamin bring discontentment or will Leah find something...or Someone...greater to live for? Inspirational Teen/YA Fiction 580 pages

Download or read book The Amish Girl written by Samantha Jillian Bayarr and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the tender age of ten, Amelia is orphaned when her parents are murdered because of a crime they were accused of committing during their rumsrpinga. When she grows up and returns to her childhood home, strange and frightening events warn that she will soon become a victim of the same fate if she is unsuccessful in solving the crime even the authorities couldn't solve. The secret she uncovers beneath the decaying floorboards of her dilapidated home makes her wish she'd never returned... and her parents are too dead to give her an explanation. This book, like all other books by Samantha Bayarr, is a clean read. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: While this novel is set against the backdrop of an Amish community, the characters and the names of the community are fictional. There is no intended resemblance between the characters in this book or the setting, and any real members of any Amish or Mennonite community. As with any work of fiction, I've taken license in some areas of research as a means of creating the necessary circumstances for my characters and setting. It is completely impossible to be accurate in details and descriptions, since every community differs, and such a setting would destroy the fictional quality of entertainment this book serves to present. Any inaccuracies in the Amish and Mennonite lifestyles portrayed in this book are completely due to fictional license. Please keep in mind that this book is meant for fictional, entertainment purposes only, and is not written as a text book on the Amish.

Download or read book Plain Fame written by Sarah Price and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda Beiler is a young Amish woman traveling back to Pennsylvania from a visit in Ohio. Alejandro Diaz is a famous Cuban singer living the life in the limelight of international media. Their worlds collide on the streets of Manhattan, an accident that brings them together and, despite their efforts, will not let them be apart. What happens when that bridge is crossed between two very conflicting worlds and two extremely different cultures?

Download or read book Amish Girl s Christmas written by Samantha Price and published by Samantha Price. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the run-up to Christmas, Elizabeth wasn't focused on love. That changed when she met Joseph, a newcomer to her Amish community. Her growing feelings for Joseph confirmed her decision to stay with her Amish foster parents after turning eighteen. She dreamed of marriage and children, but a chance encounter with a stranger turned her life upside down.

Download or read book Amish Girls Series Volume 1 Books 1 4 written by J.E.B. Spredemann and published by Blessed Publishing . This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amish Girls Series - Volume 1 (Books 1-4) Includes books: Joanna's Struggle, Danika's Journey, Chloe's Revelation, and Susanna's Surprise Transport yourself to Amish Paradise in FOUR coming-of-age stories. Joanna, Danika, Chloe, and Susanna learn about life, love, faith, and friendship in this inspiring series that is sure to touch hearts young and old. Book 1 - Joanna Fisher is a typical Amish girl. She attends a one-room schoolhouse with her siblings in Paradise, Pennsylvania. She loves riding her horse, chorin' with her family, and spending time with her best friend, Chloe. But when something unexpected happens at a nearby mud sale, Joanna finds her perfect world turned upside down. Could one event change Joanna's life forever? Book 2 - Danika Morales is devastated when tragedy strikes close to home. She is forced to move from her friends and beautiful home in sunny California to Amish country in rural Pennsylvania to live with her estranged uncle. This surfer girl believes she'll never be able to adjust to a land-locked Plain lifestyle until she meets her new best friend. Still, being an outsider and of a different ethnicity, Danika faces many challenges on her journey to adulthood. Book 3 - Chloe Esh has just completed school and is now looking forward to singings, courting, and training in midwifery. While Levi Hostettler has been interested in Chloe for years, she is swept off her feet when she meets handsome Saul Brenneman from another district. Chloe must find God's perfect will for her life and face some tough challenges in the process. Book 4 - After years of feeling something is missing from her life, Susanna Hostettler discovers that she once had an identical twin sister. As answers to her questions unfold, Susie's brother Levi uncovers a secret that will not only surprise Susanna, but her family as well. Jonathan Fisher has his eyes set on Susie, but can he convince her to give him a chance? Inspirational Teen Fiction 516 pages

Download or read book The Way of Gratitude written by Galen Guengerich and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading minister offers an inspiring guide to living a meaningful life by embracing the power of gratitude. “Galen Guengerich’s wise and tender words about belonging, connection, and gratitudeare like keys to unlock our hearts, give us courage, and call us into the kind ofrelationships and community we are all longing for.”—Elizabeth Lesser, bestselling author of Broken Open Galen Guengerich, the charismatic, brilliant leader of one of the nation’s most prominent Unitarian Universalist congregations, All Souls in New York City, shares with readers his wisdom on how to lead a purposeful and joyful life through the practice of gratitude. When Guengerich was in his midtwenties, he left the Conservative Mennonite Church, the faith of his upbringing. The prospect of venturing out on his own was daunting, but he needed to find the way of life that was right for him. For Guengerich, transcendence is not limited to experiences of the divine; it can also be reached through gratitude’s ability to take us beyond ourselves and create connection to others and the universe. Through his personal story, poems that resonate with his spiritual message, and guided spiritual practice, including “gratitude goals,” this book helps readers discover how the way of gratitude can make them happier and healthier, and provide a new sense of belonging, not only to the universe as a whole but also to themselves.

Download or read book Runaway Amish Girl written by Emma Gingerich and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hometown written by Wendy Rich Stetson and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2021-08-11 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tessa's big-city plans take the A Train to disaster, she lands in her sleepy hometown, smack in the middle of the most unlikely love triangle ever to hit Pennsylvania's Amish Country. Hot-shot Dr. Richard Bruce is bound to Green Ridge by loyalty that runs deep. Deeper still is Jonas Rishel's tie to the land and his family's Amish community. Behind the wheel of a 1979 camper van, Tessa idles at a fork in the road. Will she cruise the superhighway to the future? Or take a slow trot to the past and a mysterious society she never dreamed she'd glimpse from the inside?

Download or read book The Last Days of an Amish Girl written by Sarah Amberson and published by Trellis Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna is a widowed Amish woman and her daughter Megan is dying from leukemia. She strikes up a sentimental friendship with Finn, a rich Englischer. Since the girl has only six weeks or less to live, the trio fly to New York City where the daughter skates the ice rink, takes in the ballet and sight-sees most of the Englisch world to make the most of her last days with her mother...A sentimental journey into the final days of an Amish girl...

Download or read book Plain Girl written by Virginia Sorensen and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.