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    Running Around (and such): A Novel Based On True Experiences From An Amish Writer!

    By Linda Byler

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              A romance novel by an Amish writer, based on true experiences! It isn't that Lizzie doesn't want to stay Amish. It's just that there is so much to figure out. Like why can't she let her hair a little looser on top? And why can't she wear shoes with a little bit more of a heel? And will she ever really just know for a fact who she is going to marry like her next-older sister, Emma, does? And how does it happen that her just-younger sister, Mandy, is going on a date before Lizzie ever has a real one? So does it matter at all if she eats one more whoopie pie? Amos seems to like her a lot when she pounds out the ping-pong games. He even asks her to be his partner in doubles. But then he asks Ruthie if he can take her home!           It has been this way Lizzie's whole life. She has too hot a temper. She hates housework and dislikes babies. She loves driving fast horses but is petrified of going away from home for a week to work as a maud (maid). Now that Lizzie is running around, will she scare off the Amish boys with her hi-jinks manners? She has certainly attracted the attention of the egg-truck driver. A scary thrill runs through her every time the worldly man comes to pick up an order, each time extending his stay a little longer. How long will she keep this a secret from Emmaand from Mamm and Datt? What will become of Lizzie? Is she too spirited, too innocent, and almost too uninhibited for a young Amish woman?

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Books
    Release dateFeb 10, 2015
    ISBN9781680991000
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    Running Around (and such): A Novel Based On True Experiences From An Amish Writer!
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    Linda Byler

    Linda Byler grew up Amish and is an active member of the Amish church today. She is the author of five bestselling fiction series, all set in the Amish world: Hester Takes Charge, Lancaster Burning, Sadie’s Montana, Lizzie Searches for Love, and The Dakota Series. In addition, Byler has written five Christmas romances: The Little Amish Matchmaker, The Christmas Visitor, Mary’s Christmas Good-Bye, Becky Meets Her Match, A Dog for Christmas, and A Horse for Elsie. Linda is also well known within the Amish community as a columnist for a weekly Amish newspaper.

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    • 4/5
      Lizzie Glick is the second oldest of five children in her family. Her family lives in Jefferson County and her datt owns a pallet shop, but her datt has decided to sell the business and become a farmer. None of the family really want to move to the country, because there aren't very many Amish families living there, Lizzie's biggest worry is how her and her sister Emma will find any Amish boys to date if there aren't any, but soon Lizzie has more to worry about than boys because her mamm becomes sick and needs to be admitted to the hospital, so it falls on Lizzie and her sister Emma to take care of the house, something Lizzie hates. When Lizzie is forced to work outside the home, she hates it, but her mam is determined to prepare Lizzie for what she will need to know when she marries. When Lizzie turns sixteen and starts "running around" she soon realizes its not as easy as it seems.Lizzie comes off as a whiny, unhappy Amish girl and thinks that no one really likes her, but in truth she actually has self esteem issues. Her sisters are thin and pretty, while she is a bit overweight, and is also dealing with pimples! She is going thru a rebellious faze in this book, and actually I was pretty surprised at how disrespectful she was to her mamm, not something I normally read in an Amish story. Just when you think she is growing up some she reverts to her whiny ways. The writing style of this book took a bit of getting used to, for me it took reading half of the story before I actually became interested. The way the author jumps from past to present had me re reading parts of the story just to get it! I also found a few areas where there was a few inconsistencies, for instance when Lizzie and her sister was painting at the King house, one page said the walls were old and cracked the next page said it was a new house, or when Lizzie was hanging clothes on the line, in one sentence and then in the next sentence it mentions Emma hanging them. While we didn't get to experience alot of Lizzie running around in this book, overall it was a nice getting a glimpse of Lizzie and her family, and since I read alot of Amish stories I normally don't run into any new Amish words but I did in this book, and having the Amish glossary in the back was very helpful. The author also includes several yumtastic Amish recipes for us to try out as well. Reading this story really reminded me of the series of books that Carrie Bender wrote a few years back. This book is the first in the Lizzie Searches for Love Series, and while this book is written for the teen to pre-teen audience I really enjoyed reading it. I look forward to reading more of Lizzie's antics in the next bookWhen Strawberries Bloom, which was released in October 2010.
    • 3/5
      Lizzie Glick is a 15 year old Amish girl who is lazy, overweight and just plain whiny. She is the second eldest of 6 children and she is rebellious and
    • 3/5
      Running Around (and Such): Lizzie Searches for Love is the first book in a three book series by author Linda Byler. The story is centered around fifteen year old Lizzie Glick and her Amish family. The family is about to move from their home in Jefferson County to a new home in Cameron County. The reason for the move being that Lizzie's Dad is giving up his business and becoming a cow farmer instead. Lizzie lives with her 'Mam' and 'Dat', her twin baby sisters and her sisters Emma and Mandy. She is outspoken and dislikes housework and farming. This book is mainly a coming of age story. Strong willed Lizzie struggles to fit in and she has views and ideas that differ from her parents and her Amish upbringing. She doesn't want to marry a farmer and she wants to wear nice clothes and high heeled shoes. Lizzie is self conscious like any teenage girl her age. She feels like she's not pretty enough and not thin enough and won't fit in at her new hometown and school. When Lizzie finally turns 16 she begins what the Amish call 'running around', or going out to social gatherings on weekends with other Amish teens. Once she starts running around, Lizzie meets some interesting boys and wonders who will be her husband one day.Running Around was an okay read. I'd say it is good for readers ages 11-14.I think teens any older than that would not be able to relate to Lizzie, unless they are Amish themselves. You get a view into the Amish lifestyle as the girls bake with their mother and sew their own clothes. Included at the end of the book are Lizzie's favorite recipes from the story, like Apple Pie with Crumb Topping and Chicken Stew, which I thought was a nice touch.This was a light, fluffy read. It was definitely 'cheesy', but I expected that. I didn't love this book, but I didn't hate it either. The title 'Running Around' doesn't really suit the book too well, since Lizzie doesn't actually start to run around until towards the end of the book. The ending leaves the book open for the next installment in the series.
    • 4/5
      Linda Byler is Amish, so I was super excited to review this Amish debut novel by her. I thought that it would be interesting to read a fiction novel by someone who is actually Amish and who has all the "inside" knowledge of being Amish. I must admit, while not my absolute favorite, Running Around (And Such!) was a good read. This is book 1 in Byler's Lizzie Searches For Love series and it's definitely a good start.In Running Around(And Such!), we meet Lizzie and her family, as they are preparing to move. It's a move that is causing stress on the members of Lizzie's family. It was interesting to read this because Lizzie's mam questioned the move, and put up a bit of a fuss-something that you don't normally see with an Amish family, at least not as outsider would see it.Lizzie's also questioning her happiness in her Amish life and wondering about God's will for her and her siblings. Will her dreams come true? Will she ever find love? And what of her growing attraction to an outsider who delivers eggs to her employer? These are just a few of the many questions that are answered in this new debut novel about an Amish teen's running around years.All in all, this was a 4 star novel debut. Linda Byler wrote a novel that I think any Amish lover would enjoy. I definitely recommend that you give this series a shot. You'll truly be surprised with this story, and not to mention that there are some yummy sounding recipes included in the back of the book!
    • 4/5
      Running Around and Such by Linda Byler 4 STARSRunning Around and Such is supposed to be written by someone who is Amish. So with that knowledge it makes it seem more real.Lizzie Glick is the main character and its her telling the story. I had a real hard time caring about her. She is overweight,lazy and wants fancier stuff than the simple plain ways. Lizzie also talks back to her parents. She reminds me of me at times.Lizzie is 15 at start and her older sister is almost 16 and can start dating and going to sings.Emma is the oldest girl and is good at everything. She likes to cook,sew and willing to work hard and has strong faith. What I usually think of about the Amish women. So I judge Lizzie harder because she does not measure up for me.Lizzie is selfish and always think that the others are picking at her. She uses food to calm her in stressful times.Lizzie is trying to understand how finding the right man to marry that Gods wants for her.Its a simple story with a lot more details of dailey life as a young female teens Amish life.This is a very clean read that anyone can read and enjoy.I will read more about Lizzie in the next book. I was given this ebook to read in exchange for honest review.09/04/2012 PUB Open Road Media imprint Good Books
    • 4/5
      This story seemed to meander along with no real rhyme or reason but there was something about this book that just grabbed me. I enjoyed the story, even if I did want to grab Lizzie and shake her a few times.
    • 1/5
      For a book that’s subtitled ‘Lizzie Searches for Love’, you’d think that there’d be… well… more of a search for love involved.On the contrary, Lizzie doesn’t actually ‘search for love’ until three quarters of the way through the book, and even then, it isn’t much of a search. More like a few sideways glances at this boy or that man.So, why would this be the case?Well, here’s one clue: the main character is fifteen. Yes, that’s right. This is a novel packaged like an adult book, with a fifteen-year-old main character and language that reflects an even younger voice. Now, it’s not entirely unusual to have a young female main character in an adult novel, however, the rest of the book needs to rise to the occasion and present the story in such a way that a mature reader’s interest is sustained.But from the juvenile sentence structure, all the way to the overwhelming SHOWING and not TELLING manner in which the story is presented, this isn’t a book that lives up to the expectations of readers of Amish-themed fiction.I wanted to love this book. I wanted it to restore my faith in what has lately become a cookie-cutter genre full of rehashed plots and characters. The problem is, the writing just isn’t there, and the story doesn’t deliver on what it promised (in the back cover copy or title).I could detail all the specifics concerning what exactly irked me and provide you with examples of the clunky, flat narrative, but I think I’ve done my job here.In one sentence: The book couldn’t figure out who its audience was.Maybe if you’re a die-hard fan of Amish fiction, you’ll find something to like here. Otherwise, leave this one on the shelf.
    • 1/5
      I didn't like it - I waited a long time for book 1 and read it and will give 2 and 3 away instead of reading them.

      This was the story of Lizzie and her family. She was 15 when the story began and 16 when it ended. There was nothing interesting enough in this book for me to want to read the next 2 to see if she finds love.

      Very disappointed.
    • 3/5
      (Warning: Review may contain Spoilers--Read at your own discretion)What worked for me:I sympathized with Lizzie comparing herself to her sisters and other girls and feeling that she comes up wanting. I also sympathized with her wanting a husband.I could understand Lizzie's fear of unknown situations (such as leaving home to work as a maud, meeting new people at church or school, etc.). I can even understand not wanting to talk about them to a certain extent--there are some people (especially as teens) who don't understand that what's easy for them might be hard for someone else--but certainly there must be one person Lizzie could find who could be trusted to help talk her through some of this.Mrs. Glick being willing to follow her husband to a farm in a new town even though it wasn't her first choice. I think it shows how much the Glick parents love each other and how they support each other.I do think Mr. & Mrs. Glick were right to not allow Lizzie to continue working at the egg grading--not so much because she attracted the attention of a man, but because she didn't seem to understand what she'd done wrong to attract his attention and why that wasn't the best thing to do. Yes, it is a period of "running around" for the Amish youth, but you still want your child to make wise choices and not put themselves in the path of potential harm. What didn't work for me:Hearing about how the parents liked Emma more than Lizzie in almost every chapter. (or at least that's how Lizzie feels about it)Hearing about food and Lizzie's weight in almost every chapter.People seem to expect Lizzie to know things that they don't tell her--like how to wash the diapers so they don't get tangled and how to act around men. (I agree with another reviewer who said if you feel your daughter is old enough to go out and work a job, then you also need to teach her what to look out for as she leaves your home to go out into the world).I'm also a bit surprised that her family hasn't figured out that Lizzie will tune out their talks/lessons if they drone on too long. Lizzie seems to do better at "figuring it out" if she can ask questions and have them answered in a few short sentences or if you get to the point and lay out your argument succinctly and logically. Lizzie doesn't seem to recognize when to ask for help or sometimes even how to ask for help.The ending seemed a bit abrupt--we had to read through umpteen pages of Lizzie wondering how she would find her husband only to have it stop with her interested in Amos but Stephen being interested in her.Lizzie's attitude sometimes just stank--she seemed to want to dictate to her parents rather than do her chores and do the jobs they wanted her to do--sometimes that attitude came out of fear but instead of sitting down and talking through her concerns/fears with her family or a trusted relative, she just keeps on going down the same path--it's like she doesn't learn.There's a bit of an inconsistency for me in the fact that Lizzie doesn't want to be hired out as a maud to work in other family's homes, but she desires to be a waitress at a restaurant. I don't see how it's much different except maybe she'd be home when not working rather than staying in a room at another family's house. She'd still have to deal with other people and meet new people so it's not like waitressing is going to change that aspect of a job.There's also a bit of inconsistency in that Emma seems to find her "future husband" right away (shortly after she turns 16)--I'm not quite sure how she knew this boy before or how she knew he was "the one" since that's not explained. But that doesn't seem to be the norm and though the parents seem okay with it for Emma, they encourage Lizzie to not settle on any one boy that quickly--seems like a mixed message.
    • 4/5
      This book seemed to be more of a YA or younger book, and I kept that in mind as I read. The author is Old Order Amish, so that is why I decided to read it. It's a sweet, innocent read, as it should be for youngsters, but it does give an authentic idea of what being Amish is like on a day-to-day basis. It rings more true than most of the Amish fiction I've read. This is book 1 of a series.