Rebecca

Ellie's People #2

by Mary Christner Borntrager

Search with Becky as she questions the lifestyles of the Amish, the Mennonites, and the "English" people for whom she works as a maid.

Genres: Amish, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Christian, Young Adult, Childrens, Christian Romance

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 1989

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.

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. I don't know what originally drew me to this series. it's been on queue for ages. I think it is Christian YA. It is about an Amish family, but it is obviously written by a protestant who doesn't really respect the Amish and their communities. I don't know...maybe someone who left the Amish and is still processing it?

whatever it is, it was a nice fluff read, but not much substance.

[Sammie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The beginning was a little slow in my opinion and throughout the reading, I personally wanted it to just get to the point in each chapter. I love reading, observing, and watching the Amish and Mennonites in general, but this choice was just slow. I liked the conversion from Amish to Mennonite and how this reading was created based off a personal experience of the authors.

[Maria Elmvang · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very well written, unfortunately, but a quick read, so it wasn't too much of a hardship to get through it anyway. I did appreciate this insight into the life of the Amish though. As the author herself was born to Amish parents, I'm assuming it's fairly accurate - at least from that period of time.

[Kaye Wingo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book

[Dusty Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Series of Amish relatives and their lives
Moral to story

[ANNETTE · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little slow but easy to read.

[Brenda Wardlow · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good feel good read.

[Victoria (hotcocoaandbooks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Read this today and enjoyed it much more than the first book. This is about Ellie's daughter Rebecca, who is an Amish girl who sees that even Amish people may not be living up to the best Christian standards. She doesn't understand why Mennonite Christians are looked down upon by the Amish, because the two she has been friends with have shown more love of Christ to her than some of the Amish she knows. She has a struggle between her upbringing and between doing what she believes is best according to God's Word.

I liked this story and especially recommend it to middle school aged girls.

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book... I thought Rebecca was so sweet natured, and caring... I WAS impressed that the author, did the twist where the guy joined the Amish church for her, considering that's not the way most books go.. Also how her parents accepted this man in and even after he left the Amish church , they offered him their farm...
truly A book that shows true love for marriage... I would recommend this book to anyone that loves Amish fiction/// ..

one of my favorites..

[S.R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book back when I was in the target age group and thoroughly loved this series. The Ellie's people series was a big part of my childhood and I am so happy to see that they are re-releasing them. The stories were well crafted and completely engaging. Hoping to re-read the series in the near future.

[Anne Dart]

Interesting. I learned many differences between the Mennonites and the Amish. I had always thought they were virtually interchangeable, but I find I was wrong. Rebecca had some hard decisions to make as a result of her own growth in understanding those differences.

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[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ellie's daughter Rebecca must make the choice of staying in the faith of her parents or falling in love with her Mennonite neighbor.

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[Lenny Husen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of a series about growing up Amish. Kind of dull, as you might imagine. But I appreciate this series. Very wholesome and well done.

[Sharon Buxton · Rating 3 out of 5]

B. Amish, mom's stash, keep

[Sue Klasing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuing series of Ellie's People. This author is not real polished, but she shares facts about the Amish I've not read before and I read a TON of Amish books.

[Quintessa Maurer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a little more intresting than the book before it