An Amish Schoolroom
Book Summary
Three charming stories of new school years and new romance.
A Class for Laurel by Amy Clipston Adventurous Laurel Weaver leaves Pennsylvania to answer a newspaper ad for a teaching position in Colorado. She stays with handsome Glen Troyer’s family, and they become close. However, she never intended to stay in Colorado, and his family worries Glen may choose to follow her back to Pennsylvania or be left with a broken heart. Now she can’t bear to think of leaving Glen and her beloved students, but she’s beginning to feel like she’s out of options. Will Laurel and Glen push through the obstacles and fight for love?
A Lesson on Love by Kathleen Fuller
Priscilla Helmuth left her Amish community twelve years ago to pursue her dream of being a country singer, but she’s missed her faith and her family. Now, she’s moving to Birch Creek to be a schoolteacher. Micah Wagler recently moved there as well to put the past behind him. As the community comes together to build a new schoolhouse, Priscilla and Micah are thrown together. They bond over their love of music, but soon it appears that Priscilla’s dreams of fame just might be coming true. She has to give up something, and Micah worries that it will be their faith . . . and his heart. Wendy Schwartz is used to people underestimating her, but she’s sure she can be a great teacher. Unfortunately, it’s a disaster not long after she starts, and soon her job is in jeopardy. To make matters more complicated, she worries that she’s falling for the son of the older couple she’s boarding with. Lewis Weaver knows he shouldn’t have a romantic relationship with a tenant, but he can’t help but be drawn to Wendy. When a dangerous ice storm traps Wendy in the schoolroom with her students, uncomfortable truths will have to be faced by the town that just might change the future for everyone.
Sweet Amish novellas with happily-ever-afters with discussion questions at the end of each one.My Thoughts
An Amish Schoolroom contains three heartwarming novellas by Amy Clipston, Kathleen
Fuller, and Shelley Shepard Gray. Each Amish
tale is about a woman whose desire to become a teacher is finally
fulfilled. As they embark on their new
adventure, each lady meets a handsome, friendly man. I liked that each story was set in a
different Amish community. We get a
glimpse of what it is like to teach school in a one-room schoolhouse with
students from six to fourteen. I thought
each of the stories were well-written with realistic characters and beautiful
settings.
A Class for Laurel by Amy Clipston takes us to Monte Vista, Colorado where Laurel Weaver meets
Glen Troyer. They become friends, and
then begin dating. Glen’s family,
though, worries that he will move away or get his heart broken. Can love triumph? This was such a sweet story. I was drawn in right away. I liked the characters especially Glen’s grandmother. I enjoyed the vivid descriptions of Monte
Vista, Colorado. It sounds like a beautiful area (the word imagery makes me
want to visit). The romance was sweet and
progressed nicely. I appreciated the
epilogue that nicely wrapped up the story.
I hope we get to revisit this community again (hint, hint Amy
Clipston). 
A Lesson on Love by Kathleen Fuller has
Priscilla Helmuth returning to the Amish after pursuing her dream in Nashville. Priscilla is hired as the teacher in
Marigold, Ohio. When she goes to
purchase a buggy, Priscilla meets buggy maker Micah Wagler. There is an instant attraction between them,
but Priscilla worries about their age difference. A maedel in the community feels she has dibs
on Micah which causes conflict. Just
when Micah and Priscilla become close, Priscilla receives some surprising news.
A Lesson on Love was an easy-to-read
story. I liked that there was an age
difference between Micah and Priscilla.
It gives us something different along with Priscilla’s dream of being a
country music singer. This is a charming
story.
Wendy’s Twenty Reasons by Shelley Shepard Gray has Wendy Schwartz realizing her dream of becoming a teacher. Wendy intends to prove she can handle the job
despite her young age. It is proving
difficult as her students miss their former teacher and a nosy mother questions
her abilities. Wendy finds her landlord’s
son, Lewis to be friendly and helpful.
She enjoys spending time with him and finds herself wanting more than
friendship. Wendy does not want to pick
between teaching and love. If things do
not improve at school, though, Wendy could find herself returning home and her
teaching dream over. This was an
engaging story that was over far too soon.
It has good characters and a thought-out plot. I liked the humor sprinkled throughout the
story. I like how it all came together. I liked that we get to see things from the
male and female perspective in each novella.
An Amish Schoolroom is a charming collection of stories. They are great individually and work
wonderfully together. Each novella has special
characters, a beautiful setting, unexpected love, and a pesky problem. An Amish Schoolroom is an irresistible trio
of Amish tales that was the perfect way so spend a rainy Saturday
afternoon.
An Amish Schoolroom is available from Amazon*. These authors have The Amish Quilting Bee releasing December 7. You can find Amy Clipston's other delightful Amish novels here, Kathleen Fuller's creations here, and Shelley Shepard Gray's charming publications here. Kathleen Fuller has Matched and Married publishing September 7. Shelley Shepard Gray has A Christmas Courtship coming out October 19. Amy Clipston has Foundation of Love publishing February 1, 2022. It is the first An Amish Legacy Novel. I hope you enjoy An Amish Schoolroom as much as I did. It is always nice to relax with sweet Amish stories. Thank you so much for joining me today. 100 Proof Murder by Mary Ellis is scheduled for tomorrow. It is 2nd A Bourbon Tour Mystery. I hope you have peaceful day. Take care, be kind, and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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