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A Cousin's Challenge (Indiana Cousins Trilogy #3)
Kumme back to Amish country, where sign language tutor Jolene Yoder finds herself attracted to her newest student—a brokenhearted Lonnie Hershberger. Love-shy Lonnie sees no future in becoming emotionally tied to Jolene. For how could he hope to protect her, if he can’t even hear? Besides, Jake Beechy seems to be taking up most of her free time. Meanwhile, Ella Miller is w...more
Paperback, 289 pages
Published
March 1st 2010
by Barbour Books
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After a serious van accident leaves Amish school teacher Jolene Yoder profoundly deaf, she leaves home to learn how to read lips and communicate with sign language. But two years later, a family with children who have been deaf since birth moves to Jolene's hometown, and she is asked to return as their teacher.
Lonnie Hershberger has lost faith in God and in women ever since his girlfriend broke up with him when he lost his hearing during an explosion. When he starts falling in love with Jolene,...more
Lonnie Hershberger has lost faith in God and in women ever since his girlfriend broke up with him when he lost his hearing during an explosion. When he starts falling in love with Jolene,...more
This was the last of the Indiana Cousins series Book #3
"A Cousin's Challenge"
This story was mostly of Jolene Yoder who lost her hearing when the van accident happened and all the cousins were affected in one way or another.
Jolene was a teacher so this loss was devastating to her, losing the job she only ever wanted to do-she loved children and the task of teaching them about life was her one goal in life.
After the accident she went to an aunts in another state to learn how to sign and lip read....more
"A Cousin's Challenge"
This story was mostly of Jolene Yoder who lost her hearing when the van accident happened and all the cousins were affected in one way or another.
Jolene was a teacher so this loss was devastating to her, losing the job she only ever wanted to do-she loved children and the task of teaching them about life was her one goal in life.
After the accident she went to an aunts in another state to learn how to sign and lip read....more
In this character-driven, feel-good Amish novel, several Amish young persons are trying to find their way and plan a future. Part of a series, this tale centers on Jolene, deaf from an accident, and her return home to teach some deaf children. The slow moving plot does little to grab the reader’s interest, and I couldn’t help but think that these young Amish adults would have greatly benefited from a Jewish matchmaker. It was no surprise at the end when the couples finally made up their minds wh...more
This is the third and last book in the Indiana Cousin's trilogy.
After a serious accident leaves Amish school teacher Jolene Yoder deaf, she leaves home to live with an aunt who teaches her sign language and how to read lips. Two years later, she is called back to her hometown to teach two deaf children who just moved into their community.
Lonnie Hershberger has lost his faith in God and in women since his long time girlfriend broke up with him after he lost his hearing in an explosion. When he st...more
After a serious accident leaves Amish school teacher Jolene Yoder deaf, she leaves home to live with an aunt who teaches her sign language and how to read lips. Two years later, she is called back to her hometown to teach two deaf children who just moved into their community.
Lonnie Hershberger has lost his faith in God and in women since his long time girlfriend broke up with him after he lost his hearing in an explosion. When he st...more
Mar 26, 2010
Tiffany
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2 of 5 stars
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I found this book exhausting and overwhelming. The first couple chapters set the pace of extreme dialogue and thoughts of the characters for the rest of the book. It leaves very little interpretation for the reader. I felt that if I met this author in real life she would talk constantly, just like in her writing.
The book is full of tragedy, one after another. I feel the author didn't have any other way to keep going with the book, except to add another tragedy or accident. While its true that t...more
The book is full of tragedy, one after another. I feel the author didn't have any other way to keep going with the book, except to add another tragedy or accident. While its true that t...more
A very good book. Ellas accident changed her life. But she over came and such a good story of how a family comes together in time of need.
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There were way too many terrible things that seemed to happen to people in this book! Obviously bad things happen everyday but its not real enjoyable to read about so many bad things happening in one short book. I guess the inspirational fiction part comes in that throughout all the bad things happening to people in the community their faith still stayed strong. I was also surprised that one of the cousins was getting married in the springtime. All the other Amish fiction books that I have read...more
Let me start out by saying that I won this book from goodreads. That said, I didn't like this book. It was very slow moving and it just never picked up the pace until the last 20 pages. I usually love this author. The characters in her books are usually very vivid and easy to care about but in this one they were just flat. I do recomend the first two books in this series, A COUSINS PROMISE, and A COUSINS PRAYER. They were 4 star books for me and I wish this book had been also. Do look into her o...more
The theme of this book was overcoming obstacles and believing that God always has a plan for your life. It was a quick, easy read and the story was easy to follow along with. At times, it was a tad slow and predictable. I started getting annoyed with all of the accidents that kept happening in this community. They just seemed far fetched and unnecessary. It was a bit rushed in the last few chapters as well. Not my favorite in the series, but I did enjoy catching up with Wayne, Loraine, Katie and...more
This is a very "unsophisticated" book. I think this might be ok for a much younger reader,very early teens perhaps.
There are so many characters, that the supposedly main character, gets lost in the crowd. I found myself trying to recall just who was whom, and what was their connection.
Also should be an explanation for those unfamiliar with Amish, that the term "English" is applied to anyone not of the Amish faith, and not to someone from England. The sprinkling of Amish words was also superf...more
There are so many characters, that the supposedly main character, gets lost in the crowd. I found myself trying to recall just who was whom, and what was their connection.
Also should be an explanation for those unfamiliar with Amish, that the term "English" is applied to anyone not of the Amish faith, and not to someone from England. The sprinkling of Amish words was also superf...more
Book three of the "Indiana Cousins" series by Wanda Brunstetter.
I have read the first two books and this one just flowed right into the family of cousins. This boo features Jolene who had lost her hearing in a car accident and she was living with her aunt in Pennsylvania where she lad learned how to sign and read lips. She was teacher in her hometown of Topeka, Indiana, now they were wanting her to come home and teach some deaf children and this is where she goes back to her hometown.
After she a...more
I have read the first two books and this one just flowed right into the family of cousins. This boo features Jolene who had lost her hearing in a car accident and she was living with her aunt in Pennsylvania where she lad learned how to sign and read lips. She was teacher in her hometown of Topeka, Indiana, now they were wanting her to come home and teach some deaf children and this is where she goes back to her hometown.
After she a...more
This book really tied the series together. It had a lot more references to Bible quotes about fogiveness, helping one another, trusting in God, gossipping... There were lots of challenges for the different characters in this book so it kept you guessing, but in the end if you trust in God, he will lead you and guide you and bless you. One thing about the Amish people, they really have a strong faith and trust in God. Good example to follow. So despite the second book in the series, I'm glad I re...more
Quick, easy read. Nothing too challenging about it, but it made for a good "in-between difficult books" read. I couldn't put it down; I read the whole thing in one sitting. My only complaint is that the author writes too in detail about everyone's thoughts, without allowing the reader to pick up on it themselves..."show, don't tell". That being said, the story was engaging and kept my interest. Light, fun read. Also, to note, I have not read the first two books of the series, but I don't think t...more
This was a nice light read, with a positive message about making the best of the curveballs life throws at you, and that really good things can come out of situations that seem truly horrible. The only slightly unbelievable part of this book was all the injuries that kept occurring. If there was ever a more accident-prone community, I've yet to see it. Overall, it was an enjoyable read though, and I'll pass it on to my sisters so they can enjoy it too.
A very very slow read. The tragedies were sad at first, but as the book went on I found myself thinking "NOW what??" to each new unpleasant thing. The random use of another language also lost its appeal as the book wore on. The stories of these couples finding each other were touching, after dragging their feet and the story on for much longer than was entertaining.
I was very disappointed in this conclusion to the "Indiana Cousins" series. Although the story ended nicely with a pretty little bow wrapped around it, many of the plot points of this story were so unrealistic and improbable that I was mortified for the author. The digital version of this book that I read contained copious editorial errors that became extremely distracting.
I was impatient with several characters, especially Ella, in that they just couldn’t get their love lives straightened out. However, the last fourth of the book was full of twists and unexpected events and made the book and series end satisfactorily. I especially liked Lonnie’s conversation with Fred.
This is the last book of the Indiana Cousins series and I like it as much as the other 2 books. It was predictable at times but if you read a lot like I do most of the books that I read are that way. I did enjoy this book from start to end and read it in 4 nights (at bedtime) so for me it was a quick read and I never got bored with it.
I enjoyed this book despite it being no challenge to read. There is nothing to figure out, wonder about, or difficult to learn or anticipate. All the characters' motivations are spelled out immediately before or after their actions. This combined with each character having similar motivations makes it difficult to tell them apart. Three mistakenly perceived love triangles is too much. I could not tell if the book got too preachy or it was true to the Amish culture. I think I was in just the righ...more
This is the 3rd book in Brunstetter's Indiana Cousins series. Brunstetter uses Omish country in Indiana as the backdrop to this inspirational fiction book which features love interests among young cousins of the Omish faith. The plot is somewhat predictable, but it makes for light, inspirational reading. The characters encounter many problems in their pursuit of a happy ending.
Mar 23, 2010
Wendi
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Jo Ann, Rion and Katy
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A Cousin's Challenge by Wanda E. Brunstetter is a heart warming tale about overcoming adversity and trusting that God has a plan for our lives. Brunstetter effortlessly takes the reader into the Amish world and creates characters the reader can identify with immediately. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and plan to read much more from Brunstetter in the near future.
This book takes place in towns that are in my home state. I enjoyed reading about these places that I have visited many times. The writing itself I found to be predictable most of the time. Near the end of the book there was a couple of surprises thrown in, and that made the last part of the book more exciting.
The last one in the serie of 3 books about 4 cousins. A good book about 1 of the cousins suffering a hearingloss after a tragic accident that ended several young lives and changed other young lives forever.
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I did enjoy the book but really...two people in this small community of Amish losing their hearing secondary to an accident??? A little more creativity and the book would have been better.
This book was just ok. There were a lot of characters and it was hard to keep track of who was who and what they were doing. I did enjoy the ending though and that was nice.
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Didn't care for book. Too many tragedies to even keep it relatively realistic. Maybe I am just tired of Amish fiction....
A great conclusion to this series about Amish cousins, whose lives are touched by tragedy and yet somehow they prevail...
I just couldn't get into this book. It is a good story with a positive message. But it couldn't keep me interested long enough to keep reading.
I liked that everything worked out. I didn't like that everything was so far fetched that this couldn't even be considered realistic fiction. Still fun to read :)
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A nationally recognized authority on the Amish community, Wanda E. Brunstetter has seen her book sales over the two million mark. Wanda enjoys an uncommon kinship with the Amish and continues to visit their communities throughout the country. Her books have won numerous awards and topped several bestselling charts."
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