A Summer of Discovery: A Multi-Generational Amish Family Saga

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Iris has grown up an Englisher, but her heart has always belonged in her grandmother's Amish world. When she finally gets to spend a whole summer living with Wilma, it feels like everything she has ever wanted. No phones, no noise, just the simple life she has dreamed about for years. Except real life, even the simple kind, turns out to be nothing like a dream. The days are longer than she expected, the rules more complicated, and Wilma herself is a force of nature with opinions on everything and a habit of being right. Slowly, the summer Iris planned starts becoming something she never could have planned at all. She came knowing exactly who she was. She isn't so sure anymore, and somehow, that feels like the best thing that could have happened. A warm, funny, and quietly moving story about growing up, fitting in, and the grandmother who shows you who you really are.

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Is A Summer of Discovery: A Multi-Generational Amish Family Saga appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A gentle coming-of-age story about a teen experiencing Amish life for the summer with her grandmother. No content concerns—focuses on cultural adjustment, family relationships, and self-discovery.