After being beaten by her father, Lissa, an eighth grade classmate, comes to Merry's house in the middle of the night, and Merry asks God and the family of her Amish friend, Rachel, to help her protect Lissa

After Merry befriends Elton, an artistically talented boy whom some of her eighth grade classmates call retarded, she must find a way to prove that he is not responsible for the damage at the farm of her Amish friend, Rachel

Merry rides with an Amish boy in his courting buggy, knowing she'll be in big trouble if they are caught. Ages 11-14.

When a car strikes her young Amish friend while the two of them catch fireflies, thirteen-year-old Merry hopes for healing through her Christian faith

Merry discovers an abandoned newborn. She faces a difficult decision when her plan for her parents to adopt the baby is revealed. Ages 11-14.

Merry asks God to help her find her friend's missing mother

A winter outing takes a disastrous turn when Merry falls through thin ice and is rescued by Levi Zook and Jon Klein. Ages 11-14.

Merry's Amish friend Rachel asks for help with her Rumschpringa, the period in her teen years when she can experiment with the outside world and modern life before deciding to devote herself to Plain living

When her parents are away, Merry Hanson hopes to take advantage of her stay with Miss Ruby Spindler to find out what secrets "Old Hawk Eyes" is hiding, but her visit is marred by worries about the disappearance of her cat, Abednego, although she trusts that God is looking out for him.Merry Hanson hopes to take advantage of her stay with Miss Ruby Spindler to find out what secrets "Old Hawk Eyes" is hiding, but her visit is marred by worries about the disappearance of her cat, Abednego, although she trusts that God is looking out for him

When the wounds from an old tragedy reopen, Merry gradually learns that storms don't last forever and that with God's help she can face the future without her twin sister.

Set in rural Pennsylvania's Amish country, SummerHill Secrets follows the true-to-life struggles and heartfelt triumphs of fourteen-year-old Merry Hanson. Preteen girls will come to love, laugh, and cry with the impulsive Merry as she encounters intriguing mysteries while also struggling to be the best she can be in God's eyes. Volume One includes the original titles Whispers Down the Lane, Secret in the Willows, Catch a Falling Star, Night of the Fireflies, and A Cry in the Dark.