American Sisters 1630 Voyage to a Free Land

American Sisters 1630 Voyage to a Free Land by Laurie Lawlor

In this book people make fateful choices. On the ship, Hannah makes a new friend named Zach. Hannah’s sister, Abigail, eavesdrops on them, while Hannah eats a stolen apple that Zach gave her. Hannah promised not to tell anyone. I think this was a poor choice, but God see everything. Later Hannah falls off the deck and Zach and a sailor come to her aid. I really liked this book.
Amber Murphey age 9

"Journey to a New World"

This is "The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple." It is about a girl on the Mayflower. Remember's diary is very sad. Every entry has someone that dies! Her friend leaves and then her mother dies and her father remarries! She has a very hard life. My favorite people are Humility Swayer, Will Butten (who dies close to the beginning of the book), Lark, and Mistress Potts. It even has the first Thanksgiving, Squanto, Samoset, and Massasoit. Some of the time she [Remember] is on the Mayflower. Sometimes in Plymouth settlement. This book is during 1620.
Mary Rhodes, 8

Voyage to Freedom

The Voyage to Freedom is about the Pilgrims that crossed the Atlantic to the 'new world.' It was focused mainly on one family named the Lovelaces.
The Pilgrim fathers and their families set off on the Speedwell in 1620. Once on the ship they realize the voyage will be a long and hard one. With scratchy blankets, hard pillows, little food and cramped legs. When the Lovelace children find out the evil scheme of the captain they tell their parents. Mr. Lovelace along with some other fellow Pilgrim's eventually get the captain's word that he will stop at the nearest place. Once they arrive the captain does not keep his word and so the Pilgrim's choose to go on the Mayflower. Once on the Mayflower they find it bigger but still very cramped. When a big storm comes up it does not allow them to go above, they find it hard to breath and move. During the storm, the captain and some of his men think they should turn around because the storm is so bad. So, the captain meets with some of the Pilgrim fathers and some of the Adventurers meet. The captain and the Adventurers believe it would be best to turn back, but when all the Pilgrims vote they all want to keep going and they believe that God will protect them becuase He had protected them that far. Later, after the storm they find out that they have been cheated once again... By the captain himself. The storm blew them off course the captian kept going.

While you read this book you see the Pilgrims' faith and trust in God. They were patient with both of the captains even though they were decieved.
Sarah, 13

The Prodigal

The Ebersols suffer through another hard period in their life when a tragic yet delightful secret is revealed.

Leah worry's over Lydianne as she attends her first singings and starts courting her first beau... Lydianne hope her only one and to soon be husband and wife but when the secret is revealed, Leah is forced to do the thing that hurt her and changed her life forever. Now with the hard truth, Leah hopes to change her dear Lydianne's mind... And her beau's.

Sarah, 13

Sanctuary

Melissa James' life is in danger and is forced to go away without telling her husband and only leaving him a short note. When he comes home to find her gone he calls everyone he could think of including the police who didn't care much about the situation, and her only friend Ali.
Meanwhile, Ivanov had been working up a plan to get his money and revenge. Throughout the whole book Ryan and Melissa have trouble trusting eachother and the Lord as they struggle to get free from danger.
Sarah, 13

The Brethren

The Brethren is the third addition to The Englisher. Annie Zook struggles to keep her promise to her father (the preacher) as she longs to paint and be with her English beau. And at the same time, try's to help her best friend who is suffering from abuse from her husband, while holding the shun.

Sarah, 13

The Englisher

Preacher Zook is not happy when his daughter, Annie's 'non-Amish' pen pal comes for a visit and is afraid she might hender Annie from joining the Amish church. But he is completely wrong. Louisa (nicknamed Lou) helps Annie see the need to be faithful to her father and to the community that has helped her throughout her whole life. But then her father has another reason to complain. While Annie and Lou go help her Mennonite cousin clean and watch after little ones Annie runs into handsome Englisher Ben Martin. Lou starts courting a young Amishman (Sam Glick) but will that cause a problem for Sam?
Annie wants to be faithful to her father but her art and someone else is calling her to the modern world.
Sarah Rhodes, 13