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    A Double Life
    A Double Life
    A Double Life
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    A Double Life

    By Kitty Puchalla

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    Kitty, I think that was a good book, one that comes from the heart of a real person. What I mean by that is it sounds true, like someone who it really happened to wrote it. I personally loved it. I read it about four times, and I still am not sick of it. And that’s the truth. I love how it takes feelings, and emotions and puts it together. It really seemed like you got into Erma’s feelings. How she was at first singled out by others. All just for something she didn’t even want. All she left behind for that. Plust it teaches you about the Amish way of life. So I think the book really teaches you a lot, about Amish society, real feelings, and a lot more. I loved the book, people I know loved the book. In other words it’s a good book.


    Love, Stephie Haas

    The first time I heard your story was in 6th grade when you were teaching my class. You read chapters of it to us everyday. It rocked!! Personally, it made me want to go be Amish for a little while there. I use to always think it had to be so hard to be Amish, but after you read it to the class, it totally switched my thoughts around (not saying I always have thoughts!) All my friends that heard or read this book loved it! Hope you write a sequel!


    Lots of love, Brittany Giebel

    Hey Kitty, I really liked reading your spectacular book. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to live the Amish lifestyle. Having no electricity, running water, or indoor bathroom would be a bummer. I think that you should make a sequel because I would really enjoy reading it because it’s fun to read about someone my own age. I would probably be like Erma and sneak in my CD player because I LOVE music, too!!!!


    Mary Pat Speerstra
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJan 19, 2009
    ISBN9781477244678
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      Book preview

      A Double Life - Kitty Puchalla

      A Double Life

      Kitty Puchalla

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      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 833-262-8899

      © 2001, 2009 Kitty Puchalla. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 07/28/2023

      ISBN: 978-1-4343-9249-7 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4343-9248-0 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-4467-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2008909407

      All photographs provided by Kitty Puchalla

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Dedication

      My New Community, My New House

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter Twelve

      Chapter Thirteen

      Chapter Fourteen

      Chapter Fifteen

      Chapter Sixteen

      About the Author

      Dedication

      To all you students who read this book, hoping you will always accept others for who they are; not what they look like, and understand the various cultures and way of life others’ follow. AND I also hope you will always have the determination to follow your dreams.

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      A SPECIAL THANKS

      TO MALLORY LARSON

      FOR ALLOWING ME

      TO TAKE HER

      PHOTOGRAPHS

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      AND A SPECIAL

      THANKS TO

      ALLISON PULVER

      FOR HER PHOTOS

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      ALSO TO

      MATTI MILLER

      FOR HER

      PHOTOS

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      My New Community,

      My New House

      After many years in an English town, I finally came home – home to my mother’s Amish community. Years ago my mom left the Amish to marry an English man. As time went on, she felt the need to return to her roots, having to leave her husband behind.

      It was an adjustment to return to the simple ways of the Amish, being used to the modern conveniences of the outside world. I would miss leaving my friends behind and all the luxuries and freedom. Would I make it in the world of the Amish? Would I miss my dad? I was frightened about my future. But I had a secret…..

      Here’s what happened…………………..

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      Erma, begin packing your clothes. The carriage will be here soon, yelled mom from the bottom of the stairs. Remember, you must leave all worldly possessions behind.

      I stretched out on my beanbag, recalling my past.........

      Chapter One

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      The radio blared to the tune of country western music as Erma helped mom vacuum the carpeting. When they finished, mom scooped up chocolate ice cream and put it in the blender. She made the best malts ever. It was a warm, sunny day in May, so they took their malts outside, sat on the swing set, sipping and slurping away. Mom always let Erma make weird noises with her straw when she drank her malts. She didn’t mind as long as it wasn’t done in public.

      That would be rude, she would always say. Rosa and Erma swung back and forth, like they did many, many times before. They did a lot of things together, talked about a lot of things, too. But mom was not one to talk about her past.

      As they were swinging back and forth, Erma wanted so badly to ask her mom what life was like before she was born. Here she was, twelve years old, and didn’t know anything about her mom. She didn’t know her parents, her friends, relatives, anyone. It all seemed too strange. Erma wondered whom she resembled in the family. She was tall for her age and had lots of freckles when she was younger. Did she look like her grandma? Who? So today as she sat, swinging away, Erma thought this might be the right time to ask her mother. Very boldly, she blurted out, Mom, will you tell me what it was like before I was born? Mom insisted it wasn’t necessary for her to know. But, this time Erma wasn’t about to take no for an answer.

      Mom, I really need to know, she insisted. She sat there for awhile, staring at me in a sheepish sort of way. Then suddenly she just blurted out, WE‘RE AMISH

      I don’t believe you! How can you say such nonsense, mother? Why would you? It makes no sense.

      Mom looked sadly into my eyes and then she began her story.

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      "Many years ago, I worked for some English people, Emily and John Clover. I would clean their house, cook their meals, and take care of the children. They would pay me and this is how I supported myself. After all, I was twenty-one years old, so I had left my parent’s home and lived on my own in our Amish community.

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