Bibliograph

Mennonite valley girl, a wayward coming of age, Carla Funk

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Label

Mennonite valley girl, a wayward coming of age, Carla Funk

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mennonite valley girl

Responsibility statement

Carla Funk

Sub title

a wayward coming of age

Summary

"Carla Funk is a teenager with her hands on the church piano keys and her feet edging ever closer to the flames. Coming of age in a remote and forested valley - a place rich in Mennonites, loggers, and dutiful wives who submit to their husbands - she knows her destiny is to marry, have babies, and join the church ladies' sewing circle. But she feels an increasing urge to push the limits of her religion and the small town that cannot contain her desires for much longer. -Teenage (Mennonite) angst at its finest: Carla questions the patriarchal norms of Mennonite society and yearns to break free. She'll start by lighting her driveway on fire."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Flashlight tag -- The kingdom -- Namesake -- It only takes a spark -- The changeroom -- The red apron -- Before and after -- Baby, baby -- Hippocampus -- A brief history of Mennonite dance -- Small town limits -- Holding the flame -- Hello -- Slender silhouettes -- Mixtape -- The news from here -- Drive -- One foot in the fire -- Is this love? : a quiz -- Clearing trails -- Every shadow in the valley

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