Can the world really change a person? The woman of the house since her mueter died at age eleven, Elizabeth Shetler dreams of being independent—or at least safely away from her abusive vater. When she overhears a group of youth planning to move to Asheville, Missouri for Rumspringa, Elizabeth begs to tag along as housekeeper. She, too, is curious about the world beyond Swan Creek Settlement, but will she and the others learn even more about themselves? NOTE: This story was previously published as serial fiction. This ebook contains the whole series as a complete novel.