Reuben
Amish teenager Reuben Weaver wants to do the right thing; it’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.

Reuben, the great-great-grandson of Ellie Maust, whom readers came to love in book 1 of Ellie’s People, treasures his Amish way of life and tries to use good sense, but he tests his parents’ patience with fights in the schoolyard and dares involving stilts and barbed wire.

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?

Book 4 of the Ellie’s People: An Amish Family Saga series. Ages 10 and up.

The ten books of the Ellie’s People series, beloved classics among young and old readers in Amish and Mennonite communities, are now available for today’s reader. Author Mary Christner Borntrager grew up Amish and based her novels on events in her Amish childhood. Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series will love learning to know spunky Ellie and her friends and family.

What’s new in the Ellie’s People series:

  • Pennsylvania Dutch glossary at the end of each book
  • A sample chapter from the next book in the series
  • Language and examples updated for today’s readers
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Reuben
Amish teenager Reuben Weaver wants to do the right thing; it’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.

Reuben, the great-great-grandson of Ellie Maust, whom readers came to love in book 1 of Ellie’s People, treasures his Amish way of life and tries to use good sense, but he tests his parents’ patience with fights in the schoolyard and dares involving stilts and barbed wire.

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?

Book 4 of the Ellie’s People: An Amish Family Saga series. Ages 10 and up.

The ten books of the Ellie’s People series, beloved classics among young and old readers in Amish and Mennonite communities, are now available for today’s reader. Author Mary Christner Borntrager grew up Amish and based her novels on events in her Amish childhood. Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series will love learning to know spunky Ellie and her friends and family.

What’s new in the Ellie’s People series:

  • Pennsylvania Dutch glossary at the end of each book
  • A sample chapter from the next book in the series
  • Language and examples updated for today’s readers
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Reuben

Reuben

by Mary Christner Borntrager
Reuben

Reuben

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Amish teenager Reuben Weaver wants to do the right thing; it’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.

Reuben, the great-great-grandson of Ellie Maust, whom readers came to love in book 1 of Ellie’s People, treasures his Amish way of life and tries to use good sense, but he tests his parents’ patience with fights in the schoolyard and dares involving stilts and barbed wire.

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?

Book 4 of the Ellie’s People: An Amish Family Saga series. Ages 10 and up.

The ten books of the Ellie’s People series, beloved classics among young and old readers in Amish and Mennonite communities, are now available for today’s reader. Author Mary Christner Borntrager grew up Amish and based her novels on events in her Amish childhood. Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series will love learning to know spunky Ellie and her friends and family.

What’s new in the Ellie’s People series:

  • Pennsylvania Dutch glossary at the end of each book
  • A sample chapter from the next book in the series
  • Language and examples updated for today’s readers

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780836135930
Publisher: MennoMedia
Publication date: 05/28/2015
Series: Ellie's People , #5
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.43(d)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mary Christner Borntrager was born to Amish parents near Plain City, Ohio. Her Ellie's People series is based on her childhood and youth among the Amish. The books bring authentic Amish stories to life for readers interested in Amish fiction and also real depictions of Amish life. Her Ellie's People novels have sold more than half a million copies and are treasured classics among the Amish and Mennonites.

Table of Contents

1. The Secret

2. Dozens of Cousins

3. Cat’s Eyes and Aggies

4. For Keeps

5. They Fell into My Pocket

6. Stilts and Fences

7. Trouble at School

8. Plow a Straight Furrow

9. Horseshoes and Corn Silk

10. The Apple Schnitzing

11. Deitsch Is Best

12. Our Maust Book

13. Willy Spends the Night

14. Mystery in the Oat Bin

15. Thanks, Molasses Face

16. It’s Ready

17. What Does It Matter?

18. That Rock

19. The Horse Sale

20. My Horse, My Friend

21. The Horse Race

22. On My Own Feet

23. A Victory Won

24. No Greater Love

25. Peace at Last

Pennsylvania Dutch Glossary

Reuben’s Family Tree

Excerpt from Polly

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