PLAIN GIRL 的书评

This is a wonderfully written children's book which is now considered a classic.
Despite her father's objections, a young Amish girl secretly looks forward to attending public school where she makes a best friend and gains a new perspective on her family's way of life.
This is a good old-fashioned story about a girl who comes to grips with who she is what she believes and why she believes.
Nine-year-old Esther is Amish and forced to attend public school by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She is excited but afraid. And her fear about "the first step away" which will draw her away from the Amish culture and beliefs.Her older brother, Dan, left the community. Will she, too, be tempted by colorful clothing, games, and a desire to be like others? Will she be teased or accepted by her classmates? Esther becomes friends with Mary who wears pink dresses and plays Jacks. Esther wonders if it is wrong for her to do these things but also knows that the