I recently read Katie's Journey to Love by Jerry Eicher. It's about a girl who struggles to fit in. The Amish youth treat her like the strange daughter of Emma Raber. As a teenager Emma made a poor choice about a boy and never lived it down. When she did finally marry it wasn't for love. Shortly after she started falling in love with her husband he passed away. She was left to raise Katie alone for the majority of her life.
Unfortunately Emma has a low opinion of herself and Katie because of her experience from her youth. Katie finds herself hanging out with Mennonite you and for once in her life she's not only accepted, she has friends.
A few highlights:
~ The "apple of her eye" notices her and starts taking her to the Mennonite youth gatherings.
~ Her new step sister hates her and her mom. She doesn't mince words on how the two of them make her feel.
~ Katie is given permission to travel with three friends to Scotland, provided she can come up with the money. The plan is to learn the Mennonite and Amish history.
This book is a real page turner. I woke up many times holding my Kindle while reading late into the night. The only downfall is having to wait until the fall for more of the story.
This book was given to me to review by Net Galley.
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