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An Amish surprise  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

An Amish surprise / Shelley Shepard Gray.

Summary:

"Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasn't seen fit to bless them. Though Calvin claims he's content with their childless state, Miriam knows he's not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries he's found someone else. But just as she finds herself at her lowest point, she discovers the ultimate surprise. Unable to confide in anyone who might tell Calvin--out of fear she'll disappoint him with another miscarriage--Miriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller--and any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth. Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but it's not another woman. It's a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anne's bookmobile, he meets Miles, a ten-year-old living with a foster family down the road. But after spending more time with the boy, Calvin learns that his foster family has no plans to adopt him. Calvin feels a connection with Miles and yearns to give the boy a home, but he's afraid to tell Miriam, knowing she's devastated they can't have children of their own. As weeks pass and Sarah Anne learns that Miles has nearly given up hope of ever finding a real home, she knows it's time to intervene. It's going to take some fancy footwork and a whole lot of prayer, but she knows she can help make this struggling couple into a happy family of four"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781432889593
  • ISBN: 1432889591
  • Physical Description: 385 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
Subject: Amish > Fiction.
Married people > Fiction.
Infertility > Fiction.
Pregnancy > Fiction.
Adoption > Fiction.
Bookmobiles > Fiction.
Genre: Large print books.
Christian fiction.
Religious fiction.
Large print books.
Romance fiction.

Available copies

  • 15 of 15 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marshall. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marshall Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marshall Public Library LP INSP GRA (Text) 33391000309677 Large Print Fiction Available -

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24513. ‡aAn Amish surprise / ‡cShelley Shepard Gray.
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264 1. ‡aWaterville, Maine : ‡bThorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, ‡c2021.
264 4. ‡c©2021
300 . ‡a385 pages ; ‡c23 cm.
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4901 . ‡aBerlin Bookmobile series ; ‡v2
520 . ‡a"Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasn't seen fit to bless them. Though Calvin claims he's content with their childless state, Miriam knows he's not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries he's found someone else. But just as she finds herself at her lowest point, she discovers the ultimate surprise. Unable to confide in anyone who might tell Calvin--out of fear she'll disappoint him with another miscarriage--Miriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller--and any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth. Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but it's not another woman. It's a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anne's bookmobile, he meets Miles, a ten-year-old living with a foster family down the road. But after spending more time with the boy, Calvin learns that his foster family has no plans to adopt him. Calvin feels a connection with Miles and yearns to give the boy a home, but he's afraid to tell Miriam, knowing she's devastated they can't have children of their own. As weeks pass and Sarah Anne learns that Miles has nearly given up hope of ever finding a real home, she knows it's time to intervene. It's going to take some fancy footwork and a whole lot of prayer, but she knows she can help make this struggling couple into a happy family of four"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
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650 0. ‡aInfertility ‡vFiction.
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650 0. ‡aAdoption ‡vFiction. ‡0(ME)26753
650 0. ‡aBookmobiles ‡vFiction.
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655 7. ‡aChristian fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)627905
655 7. ‡aReligious fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)235
655 7. ‡aLarge print books. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)833781
655 7. ‡aRomance fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(ME)237
8001 . ‡aGray, Shelley Shepard. ‡tBerlin bookmobile series ; ‡v2. ‡0(ME)795926
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2021
904 . ‡aMARCIVE 2022
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