Couldn’t remember a thing about this book from elementary school, but I remembered I liked it and took a chance when it was very cheap on Book Outlet. Very short and sweet! The concept of a mail order bride has always fascinated me; it’s a very different type of immigration, even if you’re coming from within the same country. Leaving behind an old life and starting a new one and a new job as a wife (and sometimes mother) to a new family is a very daunting idea to me.
This is definitely a simple story, but I love the way that you get other stories as you read between the lines. I’m sure the romantic in me even as a tween loved the way Sarah fell in love with everyone in the family, from the sheep to Jacob, her new husband. Seeing it through Anna’s eyes and hearing it in Caleb’s unending emotional commentary was adorable.