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Gr 4-6 Ten-year-old Simeon loves the animals on his family's farm. He wants to be a vet when he grows up, but to do so he'll have to leave his religion -Amish children don't go to school past eighth grade. His questions about the future are set aside when a rash of fires hits his rural area, and soon his own family's barn burns down. Simeon must wrestle with his conscience as he'd been smoking one of his older brother's cigarettes just before the fire star...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Simeon, ten, is well on his way to becoming a farmer like his brothers and forebears. Such new responsibilities as overseeing a heifer's giving birth confirm his willingness to follow his Amish family's vocation, though his gift for caring for animals causes him to wonder whether he should stay in school beyond the traditi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More