Title |
Teen life among the Amish and other alternative communities choosing a lifestyle
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Names |
Hunter, David.
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Book Number |
DB067027
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Emphasizes the benefits and challenges of growing up Amish in rural North America. Discusses religion as the basis of Amish traditions--simple clothing, horses for transportation, prohibition of electricity, schooling ending at eighth grade--and covers the importance of baptism. Briefly mentions communes, kibbutzim, and The Farm. For grades 6-9. 2008.
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Narrator |
Ferris, Jill.
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Local Subject |
Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN
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Short Book - SH
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Young Adult Book - YA
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Religion - REL
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Religion - Specific Protestant Sects - RELS
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Religion - Protestant - RELP
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Juvenile Book - JU
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Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN
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Audience Notes |
Female narrator.
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For grades 6-9.
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LC Subject |
Amish youth - Juvenile literature
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Collective settlements - United States - Juvenile literature
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Rural youth - United States - Juvenile literature
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Call Number |
j289.70835 JNF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2008
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2008 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2008. 1422200175
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