Whispering Brook Farm

The book "Whispering Brook Farm" is about the Petersheims and their adventures together with or without being in love. It starts out with Nancy, their daughter, naming the farm "Whispering Brook Farm" after a small, cute little brook in the back of their property, were she sits and thinks about the day with her brother, Omar. The children are now old enough to start dating, will marry the non-Amish girl, Amelia Mast who moved to town just a few days ago. But will his dreams be shattered with the knowledge that his father might move to Nebraska?

In the book Whispering Brook Farm there are many problems concerning different people. Nancy treasures everything about the farm and loves her whole family. Mary has a date with Jacob, and will she marry him? Will Joe marry dashing Amelia, or sweet Arie? Omar has trouble with the non-Amish boys, and the family gets a new baby sister. Nancy is troubled when she hears that her father may sell the farm. Some other kinds of books that are similar to Whispering Brook Farm would be the Little House on the Prairie book series, but Whispering Brook Farm would be more for teens and is has a more of a mysterious plot. If you were the type of person who likes the American Girl series you would also like this book. I like this book and I would probably rate it about a 9 on a scale from 1-10, 10 being the best. I liked this book because it wasn't focused on mainly 1 person. The book had really good "problems" going on. One of the girls, Nancy, was really cute when she talked about her sisters' dates. The book had a lot of detail, and told you a lot about the character's personalities.

I read this book aloud to my children and we all enjoyed it. The book is written in the eyes of a young Amish girl, Nancy. It is wholesome, appropriate for children, and interesting for all ages. The characters are realistic, not just stock characters. One is able to see that the struggles of the Amish youth are much like any other young people's struggles. In some ways, it is "coming of age" for some of the characters. It deals with a stable family, yet is realistic in that it doesn't portray the individuals as perfect. One will feel a part of the family and can easily imagine life on Whispering Brook Farm.