A young Amish girl tells her "silent friend," her diary, about all the wonderous experiences she has on her first trip to a city, Chicago.

Lily Lapp, now in fifth grade and growing up fast, faces many changes including old friends leaving and new ones coming, the election of a new bishop, and a wedding. Includes facts about the Amish faith and way of life.

From age seven, Lily finds it difficult to adjust to life in Pennsylvania, following a different set of rules, and going to school with judgmental Effie and annoying Aaron, but her second year brings some wonderful surprises.

Esther is an Amish or Plain Girl. At the age of 10 the Pennsylvaniaschool authorities forced her father to send her to public school.Esther knew that she would be faced with many difficult choices.

Will Lizzie Glick, a high-spirited Amish teenager, give up her dream of teaching school so that her wish for a family and a marriage can come true? Based on the true experiences of the author's extended family.

"Lizzie is a five-year-old Amish girl in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is spunky, sensitive, and not nearly as pious as her older sister Emma. Lizzie sometimes daydreams instead of praying when she bows her head before meals ... but she figures God knows she's grateful for the good food Mam puts on the table every night. Her wild spirit often gets her into trouble, though, and she wonders why she can't be as sweet and kind as her goody-two-shoes big...

Growing up in a close-knit Amish family, Reuben struggles with peer pressure and his desire to own a horse.

After being beaten by her father, Lissa, an eighth grade classmate, comes to Merry's house in the middle of the night, and Merry asks God and the family of her Amish friend, Rachel, to help her protect Lissa.

Naomi, an Amish girl whose elders have impressed upon her the importance of adhering to the simple ways of her people, is horrified when one of her hen eggs hatches into an extremely fancy bird.

Questions and indecision as well as answers and certainty enter Lizzie's life as she must decide whether to join the Amish church, to marry Stephen, and to continue teaching. Based on the true experiences of the author's extended family.