Ruthie

by Ruth Vitrano Merkel

Published 1 January 2007
In Milwaukee in the 1930s, Ruthie's carefree life of memorizing Bible verses, visits with cousins, and playing with friends is transformed when the war in Europe moves to center stage and the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.

Marilla 1851-1916

by Ruth Vitrano Merkel

Published 1 February 2006

Grace

by Ruth Vitrano Merkel

Published 1 February 2006

Erin, Born in 1988

by Ruth Vitrano Merkel

Published 3 February 2009
Living with her loving family on a farm in southern Ohio, a thirteen-year-old Seventh-Day Adventist girl learns important lessons about friendship, manners, and practicing the "golden rule."

Elaine

by Ruth Vitrano Merkel

Published 15 February 2008
In the 1960's when Elaine and her family move back to Grand Rapids, Michigan, they return to a new home, neighborhood, and friends, as well as their familiar Adventist church and its members.

Ann

by Ruth Vitrano Merkel

Published 1 February 2006