However, saying even a temporary good-bye to Paradise Township means forgoing baptism another year, as well as leaving behind a would-be beau. Sallie Riehl has dreamed of traveling at least once before settling down to join church, so she is thrilled at an unexpected summer opportunity to nanny in Cape May for a well-to-do family. This seemed too good to be true, but she really must talk it over with Dat and Mamm, especially since she'd be gone so long.Īnd after I promised Mamm I'd take baptism classes this summer . . . 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Has she been too hasty with her promises, or will Sallie only find what her heart is longing for back home in Paradise Township? Just as concerning, however, is Sallie's realization that her time in Cape May is increasing her desire to see the world, challenging her plans for the future. Sallie tries to brush aside her growing feelings for Kevin, but she fears what her parents would think about her new friendship.

Then again, Kevin is Mennonite, not Amish. Time with Kevin is invigorating, and Sallie realizes she's never felt quite this alive around Perry. It is there that she meets Kevin Kreider, a marine biology student who talks freely about all he's learning and asks about her interests, unlike most of the guys she grew up with. Though she loves nannying, Sallie has free time on the weekends to enjoy the shore. Sallie has long dreamed of seeing more of the world, but her parents are reluctant for her to put off baptism yet another summer, and the timing is unfortunate for Perry Zook, who has renewed interest in courting her. When a well-to-do family asks Sallie Riehl to be their daughter's nanny for the summer at their Cape May, New Jersey, vacation home, she jumps at the chance to broaden her horizons beyond the Lancaster County Amish community where she grew up.

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The Ebb Tide by Beverly Lewis