Growing Up Amish: A Memoir

In this memoir, Wagler, who was born in the Old Order Amish community of Aylmer, Ontario, recounts how, frustrated with its rules and restrictions, he left Amish life at the age of 17. He describes his childhood and family, the characteristics and rules of the community, Amish life and culture, schooling, his family's move to Bloomfield, Indiana, the tradition of Rumspringa, and how he left and returned to Indiana several times before leaving for good. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)