Ruby Sisson Library

The Ellie Chronicles, the follow-up to the Tomorrow series, tells of post-invasion Australia as witnessed by teenage Ellie. In this final installment, Ellie's responsibility for her surrogate brother Gavin is threatened by both enemy forces and the government and she finds herself fighting both but on different fields of battle.

Hyacinth and Primrose Tramwell of the Flowers Detective Agency are retained to investigate the possible murders of unfaithful husbands in the village of Chitterdon Fells and turn up evidence of the deadly Widows Club.

Becky is torn between her love for a Mennonite boy and loyalty to her parents and the traditions of her Amish church.

Daughter of Mennonite missionaries, Rachel goes to meet her Amish grandparents and eventually decides that she must choose between her Mennonite upbringing and the Amish lifestyle and faith.

An Amish community is shocked when Hildie Weaver disappears, leaving her husband Daniel and her young children behind. Daniel struggles to care for his family and his friends and relatives are supportive, but unspoken questions and suspicions about Hildie cloud their relationships. Book #4 in the Ellie's People series.

Rebekah, a fifteen-year-old Jewish immigrant arriving in New York City in 1902, almost abandons her dream of getting an education when she is forced to work in a sweatshop.

Andy Maust likes to write poems, and he s not good at running or wrestling or any of the other activities that Amish boys enjoy. The other boys tease him mercilessly, and then Andy s dog disappears in a mysterious way. Drifters are roaming the country on trains, looking for work and a hot meal, and Andy begins to imagine running away from his troubles. He decides to catch a train to somewhere anywhere where he can be himself. Will Andy find contentment...

Ellie Haskell and her friends plot different deaths for their mother-inlaws. When one ends up in the morgue, Ellie realizes someone is serious.

Polly Miller doesn t want to move to Texas. No other Amish families live in Lone Prairie, and Polly loves her family and friends in Ohio. But her father s mind is made up. As Polly settles into her new life, she gains a non-Amish friend, Rose Ann, who shares her dresses and makeup with Polly. She also earns the attention of a young hired hand named Tom, who takes her to a rodeo and tells her how pretty she is. Will Polly commit herself to God by following...

Mandy Schrock s little brother is different. As a child with special needs, he is loved and cared for by many in their Amish community. But Mandy gets tired of him following her around, and when a group of girls start to tease him, she gets even more furious and frustrated. When an awful tragedy strikes, Mandy wonders whether she is to blame. Will she carry guilt and grief for years to come, or can Mandy find her way home to God s redemption and grace?...