Sandy Knoll Farm

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Book: Sandy Knoll Farm



Author: Joseph Stoll



Illustrator: Mrs. Gerry Wagler



Publisher: Pathway Publishers, 2002



ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00757FP2E



Language level:  1



(1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot of cursing and/or profanity; 5=obscenity and/or vulgarity)



Recommended reading level: Ages 9-12



Rating: ***** 5 stars



(5 stars=EXCELLENT; 4 stars=GOOD; 3 stars=FAIR; 2 stars=POOR; 1 star=VERY POOR; no stars=NOT RECOMMENDED)



Category: Historical fiction



Reviewed by Wayne S. Walker



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     Stoll, Joseph .  Sandy Knoll Farm (published in 2002 and reprinted in 2017 by Pathway Publishers, a division of Pathway Bookstore, 43632 County Rd. 390, Bloomingdale, MI  49026).  In Shagbark Hickory , we are introduced to young Joni and Sammy Troyer, who live in southern Michigan with their Amish family, as they move from their old home near Litchfield to Sandy Knoll Farm.   Then in Michigan Summer , we follow them while getting to know their way around their new home.   Sandy Knoll Farm , the third part of the Troyer Family series by Joseph Stoll, continues with real-life incidents of the Troyer family during the next six years and concludes with the sale of their farm in 1951.



     What happens to the Troyers at Sandy Knoll Farm?  Why do Dad and Mom Troyer feel that it is necessary to move away from the farm?  Where will they go?  Youngsters reading these books will be exposed to life among the Amish in the 1940s.  This will include recreation, such as ice skating, work, including stacking hay and threshing wheat, and schooling.  The boys also learn important lessons about honesty and obedience.   And children who are not necessarily Amish but are being raised in the nurture and admonition of the Lord will find an emphasis on remaining separate from this world being illustrated.