Linda Byler
Simon canâ€™t stop thinking about the pretty Amish teacher at the local one-room school. But heâ€™s ignored the sparks between them because heâ€™s so shy.,So Simonâ€™s little brother, Isaac, takes matters into his own hands. Heâ€™s determined to give his brother the best Christmas present everâ€”a date with his favorite teacher.,Amish novelist Linda Byler brings her tender humor and skillful observation of family relationships to this holiday story. â€œI love Isaacâ€™s self-confidence and scheming as he prods his reluctant olderÂ brother,â€ she says knowingly about her characters.,Byler takes her reader straight into the Amish world as Isaac is both charmed and annoyed by his too talkative, but quite bright, Mam. He can barely tolerate his little nieces and nephews, who substantially outnumber the grown-ups when the whole family getsÂ together. And he loves his humble, circumspect Dat, although his father isnâ€™t always pleased by how well Isaac sweeps the forebay in theÂ barn.,As anticipation for the Christmas program at the schoolhouse builds, Isaac cares for troubled Ruthie who stutters miserably when she practices her poem. And he wonders how much heâ€™ll haveÂ to help his brother Sim act on his growing affection for TeacherÂ Catherine!Â 
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The Little Amish Matchmaker