Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



The orchard

Summary: For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their Lancaster County orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. Yet when Evan's draft number is called up in the lottery for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status, despite their Old Order Amish belief in non-resistance. The faraway war that has caused so much turmoil and grief among their Englisher neighbors threatens too close to home. As Evan departs for boot camp, Ellie confides her disappointment to Sol Bontrager, the brother of her best friend and cousin to her new beau, Menno. In contrast to Evan, Sol is a conscientious objector. Despite Ellie's attraction to Menno, she finds herself drawn to Sol's steady presence as they work together in the orchard. Suddenly, it feels as if everything in Ellie's world is shifting, and the plans she held so dear seem increasingly uncertain. Can she and her family find the courage to face a future unlike any they could have imagined?

Record details

  • ISBN: 0764237535
  • ISBN: 9780764237539
  • ISBN: 0764237543
  • ISBN: 9780764237546
  • Physical Description: 346 pages ; 23 cm
    print
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, ©2022.
Subject: Conscientious objectors Fiction
Orchards Pennsylvania Lancaster Fiction
Twins Fiction
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Fiction
Amish Fiction
Genre: Christian fiction.

Available copies

  • 74 of 78 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 78 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION LEWIS (Text) 50686016233806 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F LEW (Text) 33240005146843 Adult Fiction Inspirational Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library F Lew (Text) 00156245 ADULT Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F LEW (Text) 75011000385085 Adult Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F LEW (Text) 35010001098209 Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/12/2024
Cambria County Library FICTION Lew (Text) 85131001846352 CACM Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION LEWIS (Text) 50688010838051 Adult Fiction Available -
Carrolltown Public Library FIC LEW (Text) 31814200543640 CARM Fiction Available -
Claysburg Area Public Library F Lew (Text) 10CLA00100542D Adult Christian Fiction Available -
Coudersport Public Library FIC LEW (Text) 30183000706083 Adult Fiction Available -


Additional Resources