Courting Miss Amsel

4.5 stars

This one's an absorbing tale of a young woman who finally has a chance to chase her own dreams after spending half a lifetime raising her young siblings. She's a teacher in a prairie town until her methods clash with the town's school board, and then she faces losing everything. While it's got similar subject matter to other prairie teacher novels, the sparkling characterizations and the deep Christian message, as well as a few surprises along the way, make it a fresh rendering of its niche. I really enjoyed it.