Amish Christmas at North Star : four stories of love & family

Title:

Author:

Container of (work): Ganshert, Katie. Guiding star.

ISBN:

9781601428141

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

Colorado Springs : WaterBrook Press, 2015.

Physical Description:

392 pages ; 21 cm

Contents:

Guiding star / Katie Ganshert -- Mourning star / Amanda Flower -- In the stars / Cindy Woodsmall -- Star of grace / Mindy Starns Clark and Emily Clark.

Abstract:

"In this stirring Amish Christmas novella collection, beloved and best-selling Christian fiction authors join efforts to offer four heartwarming tales of love, faith, and the miracles that surround Christmas"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Amish -- Fiction.

Genre:

Christian fiction, American.

Christmas stories.

Added Author:

Container of (work): Ganshert, Katie. Guiding star.

Container of (work): Flower, Amanda. Mourning star.

Container of (work): Woodsmall, Cindy. In the stars.

Container of (work): Clark, Mindy Starns. Star of grace.

Electronic Access:

Cover image 9781601428141.jpg

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2232030

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Library	Collection	Collection	Call Number	Status
Searching... Avenal Branch Library (Kings Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Holiday Area	HOLIDAY INSP AMISH	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Clovis Branch Library (Fresno Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Adult Fiction Area	Amish	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Lemoore Branch Library (Kings Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Holiday Area	HOLIDAY INSP AMISH	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Politi Branch Library (Fresno Co.)	Searching... Unknown	Adult Fiction Area	Amish	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

One night four lives entered the world by the hands of an Amish midwife, just outside North Star, Pennsylvania.

Rebekah's Babies, as they are called, are now grown adults and in four heartwarming novellas each young person experiences a journey of discovery, a possibility of love, and the wonder of Christmas.

Guiding Star by Katie Ganshert
Curiosity gets the best of Englischer Chase Wellington when he investigates the twenty-five-year-old disappearance of an Amish baby. When he finds adventurous Elle McAllister in Iowa will his discoveries upend her world?

Mourning Star by Amanda Flower
Eden Hochstetler slips from her parents' fudge shop to investigate the death of her friend Isaac. Who is guilty? Isaac's handsome great nephew Jesse, an angry Englischer, or someone else?

In the Stars by Cindy Woodsmall
Heartbroken Kore Detweiler avoids North Star after Savilla Beiler rejects his love. But when he is unexpectedly called to return home, he and Savilla must join forces to keep a family together.

Star of Grace by Mindy Starns Clark and Emily Clark
Andy Danner left North Star to join a new Amish settlement in Mississippi. His little brother devises a scheme to bring Andy home for Christmas and unwittingly unleashes the power of forgiveness in a reclusive widower's life.

Author Notes

Cindy Woodsmall is a best-selling author of Amish fiction. Her first novel, When the Heart Cries, was published in 2006. She writes several series including Amish Vines and Orchards, Ada's House, and Sisters of the Quilt. She also coauthored the nonfiction work Plain Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women with Miriam Flaud.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

One wintry night, four babies are born, near North Star, PA, each delivered by Rebekah, an Amish midwife. What follows are the stories of each child as they grow into adulthood. In Katie Ganshert's "Guiding Star," Englisher Chase Wellington's probe into the 25-year-old disappearance of an Amish infant leads him to Iowa and Elle McAllister. In Amanda Flower's "Mourning Star," Eden Hochstetler investigates the death of her friend Isaac Yoder; could his handsome nephew be guilty? Woodsmall's "In the Stars" has Kore Detweile returning to North Star where he has to collaborate with the woman who rejected him to keep a family together. In the final tale, "Star of Grace" by Mindy Starns Clark and Emily Clark, a little brother schemes to bring his older brother home from Louisiana for Christmas. VERDICT Ganshert (Wildflowers from Winter), Flower ("Amish Quilt Shop" mysteries), Woodsmall ("Sisters of the Quilt" novels), and Clark (The Amish Midwife) stitch the stories of these four lives as skillfully as the Amish quilt a beautiful bedspread. An enthralling holiday read for Amish fiction devotees. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.