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How do you forgive the person who takes your family? Eli Yoder, a misguided Amish youth, has struggled with this question every day since he was nine. True to Amish tradition, everyone he knows has moved on with their lives except him. Shamed by his unwillingness to forgive, Eli leaves home during rumspringa, the time of 'running around' for Amish youth before they accept their faith, and searches for acceptance from the Outside World. Here a surprising friendship teaches Eli how to laugh again and prepares him to confront the biggest questions of his life.
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Eli Yoder, a misguided Amish youth, struggles to forgive the man who killed his five sisters. He leaves home during rumspringa in search of acceptance from the Outside World. Here a surprising friendship prepares him to confront the biggest questions of his life about love and healing.
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Based on a true story of forgiveness, Kingdom of Simplicity invites readers into the compelling life of sixteen-year old Eli Yoder, a misguided Amish youth in rumspringa faced with forgiving the person who killed his sisters.