Right before Christmas, while her mother was away on her honeymoon with husband number five, teenage Leah Lewis-Hall is admitted to the hospital. Her pinky finger hurt and they discovered it was broken and that they need to run some tests. They give her a room to stay in while she waits for the tests. Her roommate is a young girl, Rebekkah, who happens to be Amish. When Rebekkah's family come to visit her they meet Leah. Leah is amazed and intrigued by this Amish family, especially Rebekkah's older brother Ethan. When they meet he hardly looks at her, looking everywhere else to avoid eye contact. She quickly becomes friends with the family, but it takes some time to break Ethan. When she finally breaks him he expresses his love for her - and she returns it. The story is sweet and heart-felt. It is not only about new love, but about family love and friendship as well. When Leah finds out that she has cancer all bonds are tried.
It's a pretty good book. I decided to read it because I remember everyone in my class in eighth grade loved it and I never could get it from the library because it was always checked out. I think I would have liked it better then though. It was a little too sappy, but mostly good.
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