From the White House to the Amish

Title: From the White House to the Amish

Author: Katrina Hoover Lee

Grade Level: 7&8th

What do a White House calligrapher, CIA employee, and Amish man have in common? In the case of Thomas E. Kirkman, a lot! Thomas grew up in a loving family who experienced their share of tough times, even living in a chicken house at one point. Throughout his life, his mother pled with him to focus on God. He witnessed family members make dramatic changes in favor of Christ. Yet Thomas pushed it off. This book is the biographical fiction story of his life as he traveled to Washington, D.C. to be a White House calligrapher, from there to the CIA, and eventually into the Amish church. His story is unusual and gripping. Be prepared to be fascinated by the various ways God works in people's lives.