Courting Miss Amsel

By Kim Vogel Sawyer

Book Overview

Edythe Amsel is delighted with her first teaching assignment: a one-room schoolhouse in Walnut Hill, Nebraska. Independent, headstrong, and a strong believer in a well-rounded education, Edythe is ready to open the world to the students in this tiny community. But is Walnut Hill ready for her?

Joel Townsend is thrilled to learn the town council hired a female teacher to replace the ruthless man who terrorized his nephews for the past two years. Having raised the boys on his own since their parents' untimely deaths, Joel believes they will benefit from a woman's influence. But he sure didn't bargain on a woman like Miss Amsel. Within the first week, she has the entire town up in arms over her outlandish teaching methods, which include collecting leaves, catching bugs, making snow angels, and stringing ropes in strange patterns all over the schoolyard. Joel can't help but notice that she's also mighty pretty with her rosy lips, fashionable clothes, and fancy way of speaking.

When Edythe decides to take her pupils to hear Miss Susan Anthony speak on the women's suffrage amendment, the town's outcry reaches new heights. Even Joel isn't sure he can support her newfangled ideas any longer. And if he can't trust her to know how to teach the boys, how can he trust her with his heart?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764207849
• ISBN13: 9780764207846
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable Reading

I have found a wonderful author in Kim V. Sawyer. I started this book and hated to put it down. Miss Amsel is a single woman, who has raised her brothers and sisters. She now wants a life of her own where she can teach the children of Walnut Hill. Nebraska. Two of her pupils are Johnny and Robert Townsend, who are being raised by their bachelor Uncle Joel. I fell in love with Joel and his nephews. They are so polite and eager for life in general. The characters will draw you in and capture your heart. I highly recommend this book.