In the second installment of the dquo;enjoyable and charmingudquo; (USA TODAY) Shelley Shepard Graylsquo;s delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family theyosquo;ve always prayed for.
Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasn squo;t seen fit to bless them. Though Calvin claims he,squo;s content with their childless state, Miriam knows he,squo;s not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries he9squo;s found someone else. But just as she finds herself at her lowest point, she discovers the ultimate surprise. Unable to confide in anyone who might tell Calvin-out of fear she squo;ll disappoint him with another miscarriage-Miriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller-and any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth.
Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but itesquo;s not another woman. Itesquo;s a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anne squo;s bookmobile, he meets Miles, a ten-year-old living with a foster family down the road. But after spending more time with the boy, Calvin learns that his foster family has no plans to adopt him. Calvin feels a connection with Miles and yearns to give the boy a home, but hersquo;s afraid to tell Miriam, knowing shetsquo;s devastated they canhsquo;t have children of their own.
As weeks pass and Sarah Anne learns that Miles has nearly given up hope of ever finding a real home, she knows it squo;s time to intervene. Itnsquo;s going to take some fancy footwork and a whole lot of prayer, but she knows she can help make this struggling couple into a happy family of four.
