The 2nd Rachel Yoder book! Hope you enjoy
this series as much as I do!
Series: Rachel Yoder-Always Trouble Somewhere
Book 2: Back to school
Author(s): Wanda E. Brunstetter
Age Level: 8-12
Target Audience: Mostly girls, but I think boys would enjoy
this.
Stars: 5
Violence: none
Pages: 157
Main Characters:
Rachel Yoder
Mary Yoder (cousin)
Jacob Yoder (brother)
Orlie Troyer
Henry Yoder (brother)
Esther Yoder (sister)
Rudy King
Elizabeth Miller
Mom
Pap
Grandpa Schrock
Cuddles (cat)
Tom (horse)
About the Main Characters:
Rachel: The sweet, fun, humorous, trouble-some 10 year old.
Trouble finds her before she finds it. Always.
Mary: Rachel’s best friend and favorite cousin. Mary will
always follow Rachel, but never ends up in trouble.
Jacob: Rachel’s bothersome brother who is always teasing. Jacob
never gets in much trouble.
Orlie Troyer: Orlie is the new kid at school who is rotten.
From his freckled face to his feet. He wants to humiliate Rachel any every way,
or does he?
Henry: Rachel’s brother who teases but nowhere near as much
as Jacob does.
Esther: Esther is Rachel’s only sister who is 19, and is
engaged (but get’s married in this book J).
Rudy King: Esther’s fiancé/husband.
Elizabeth Miller: Elizabeth is the Amish one-room school house
teacher. She is very nice and is loved by all.
Mom: Rachel’s stern but loving mother.
Pap:
Rachel’s father who is fun, loving, and just as stern as Rachel’s mother.
Grandpa
Schrock: Rachel’s grandfather from her mother’s side who is always fun.
Cuddles:
Rachel’s fun, active lil’ kitten (sometimes where trouble startsJ)
Tom:
Sometimes referred to ‘Old Tom’ is the Yoder’s carriage horse. A kind, loving
ole’ thing.
What I think About This Book:
This book is just as great as the first one. Plus it
contains the same humor, trouble, and fun.
The humor is even better in this book I think because this
book has a boy named Orlie who is just as much trouble as Rachel is, maybe even
more!
On The Back:
Rachel’s
back in school!…
And
that’s where trouble finds her once again! Except this
time, trouble
has a freckled face and an unruly cowlick. His
name
is Orlie, and he seems determined to humiliate this
ten-year-old
Amish girl at every turn. Can any good
come
out of Rachel and Orlie’s endless antics? Join Rachel as
she
learns life lessons about love and forgiveness in the rolling
hills
of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
I would still
recommend this for elementary reading level. I still enjoy the book series and I
hope I don’t ever STOP enjoying them!
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
