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Called to be Amish : my journey from head majorette to the Old Order  Cover Image Book Book

Called to be Amish : my journey from head majorette to the Old Order

Summary: "Fewer than one hundred people have joined the Amish since 1950--and stayed. Marlene C. Miller is one of them. In this rare memoir, Marlene recounts her unhappy and abusive childhood, how she throws herself into cheerleading and marching band, and how she falls in love with Johnny, the gentle young Amish man who helps her lace her ice skates. Against the wishes of both sets of parents, Marlene and Johnny get married and begin a family"--

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  • ISBN: 9780836199116 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: print
    255 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Harrisonburg, Virginia : Herald Press, 2015.

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General Note:
"Released simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Kitchener, Ontario"--Title page verso.
"An earlier version of this book was self-published by the author and entitled Grace Leads Me Home : From Head Majorette to Old Order Amish"--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction to Plainspoken -- Author's Note -- Part I. Prayers for a Blue-Eyed Girl -- Longing for a Happy Family -- The Amish Ice-Skater -- Twirling, Singing, Cheerleading -- Graduation, Engagement...and Anguish -- Wonders of the World -- Kitchen-Sink Conversion -- Part II. Getting Dressed in Amish Ways -- An Amish Funeral, An Amish Birth -- Turning toward a New Way of Life -- Baptismal Victory in Jesus -- Mini-Farm Adventures -- On the Verge of Leaving -- Part III. Our Hundred-Acre Farm -- Choosing to Farm, Hosting Church -- The Bountiful Years -- Wagon-Wheel Miracle -- Feeding a Family of Twelve -- An Amish Wedding -- A Tragic Accident -- From Generation to Generation.
Subject: Miller, Marlene C -- 1944-
Amish women -- Ohio -- Biography
Amish -- Ohio -- Biography
Miller, Marlene C -- 1944- -- Marriage
Miller, Marlene C -- 1944- -- Family
Conversion -- Christianity
Amish -- Ohio -- Social life and customs
Teenage girls -- Ohio -- Stark County -- Biography
Drum majorettes -- Ohio -- Stark County -- Biography
Stark County (Ohio ) -- Biography

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at South Central Regional Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Winkler Library 289. 7 Mil (Text) 35864001984184 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2023-12-05

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500 . ‡a"Released simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Kitchener, Ontario"--Title page verso.
500 . ‡a"An earlier version of this book was self-published by the author and entitled Grace Leads Me Home : From Head Majorette to Old Order Amish"--Title page verso.
520 . ‡a"Fewer than one hundred people have joined the Amish since 1950--and stayed. Marlene C. Miller is one of them. In this rare memoir, Marlene recounts her unhappy and abusive childhood, how she throws herself into cheerleading and marching band, and how she falls in love with Johnny, the gentle young Amish man who helps her lace her ice skates. Against the wishes of both sets of parents, Marlene and Johnny get married and begin a family"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
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