When Strawberries Bloom
When Strawberries Bloom: A Novel Based On True Experiences From An Amish Writer! (Lizzie Searches for Love)
When Strawberries Bloom
Linda Byler
          New love and even more questions enter Lizzie Glick's life in When Strawberries Bloom, the second novel in this series written by an Amish writer and based on true life experiences. Lizzie's dream of teaching school has finally come true. She loves the brand-new school building, the sound of the children singing, and the independence she has in the classroom. Even the occasionally unruly boys can't ruin the excitement she feels each morning when she starts the school day.           But at home things are in turmoil again. What do Dat's sudden health problems mean for the future of their farm? And what about Lizzie's future? Emma and Mandy are so certain that Joshua and John are their perfect matches, but Lizzie doesn't know what to think about Stephen and how he might fit into her life. What will Lizzie decide? Will she continue to teach school? Or will she give up that dream so that her wish for marriage and a family can come true? Stephen says he loves her, but Lizzie isn't sure he really understands her. Can she hope to find anyone within her Amish community who loves her bright mind, her ever-active imagination, her competitive spirit and her stormy humor?Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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When Strawberries Bloom, by Linda Byler, is about a girl, Lizzie, who is in the running around stage in her Amish Community. This is the time you turn 16 to the time you get married. Like any teenager she has problems with friends, boys, what she wants to do, and her faith. She has times where she gets jealous of her friends or younger sister for going on dates, while she hasn't been on one herself. But the whole time there has been a guy, Stephan, who has liked her from first sight but Lizzie never paid attention. Also through the story Lizzie is teaching school.

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When Strawberries Bloom tells the story of Lizzie Glick, an Amish schoolteacher who faces a huge dilemma. She has been accepted as a teacher, but cannot decide whether to continue teaching or to get married. Meanwhile, Lizzie faces discipline problems at school, and troubles at home such as her fathers strange sickness and her older sister, Emma, being engaged. She also isnt sure what to think of her friend Stephen, who suddenly develops feelings for her. Lizzies decisions will affect her entire future, but she has no idea what to do.

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