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02629aam a2200385 i 4500 001 0B6B3550106A11ECAEB1A6074DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210908010017 008 210216s2021 bcc 000 0aeng 020 $a 1771645156 020 $a 9781771645157 035 $a (OCoLC)1237631561 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d NLC $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a lac 082 0 $a C811/.54 $2 23 100 1 $a Funk, Carla, $d 1974- $e author. 245 10 $a Mennonite valley girl : $b a wayward coming of age / $c Carla Funk. 246 30 $a Wayward coming of age 264 1 $a Vancouver ; $b Greystone Books, $c 2021. 300 $a ix, 282 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "A funny and whip-smart memoir about a feisty young woman's quest for independence in an isolated Mennonite community. Carla Funk is a teenager with her hands on the church piano keys and her feet edging ever closer to the flames. Coming of age in a remote and forested valley--a place rich in Mennonites, loggers, and dutiful wives who submit to their husbands--she knows her destiny is to marry, have babies, and join the church ladies' sewing circle. But she feels an increasing urge to push the limits of her religion and the small town that cannot contain her desires for much longer. -Teenage (Mennonite) angst at its finest: Carla questions the patriarchal norms of Mennonite society and yearns to break free. She'll start by lighting her driveway on fire .... -A family story: the perfect gift for mothers, daughters, sisters, and fathers and sons. -Pitch-perfect 1980s nostalgia: remember Jordache jeans? -For readers of Miriam Toews: heart wrenching and humorous descriptions of Mennonite life. At once a coming-of-age story, a contemplation on meaning, morality, and destiny, and a hilarious time capsule of 1980s adolescence, Mennonite Valley Girl offers the best kind of escapist reading for anyone who loves small towns, or who was lucky enough to grow up in one."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Funk, Carla, $d 1974- $x Childhood and youth. 650 0 $a Mennonite authors $z Canada $v Biography. 650 0 $a Mennonites $z Vanderhoof $z Vanderhoof $v Biography. 650 0 $a Mennonite women $z Vanderhoof $z Vanderhoof $v Biography. 651 0 $a Vanderhoof (B.C.) $v Biography. 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 5 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010031049.0 952 $l SWPB124 $d 20220428010952.0 952 $l UUAX975 $d 20211123010901.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20211002011713.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210908010104.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0B6B3550106A11ECAEB1A6074DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search