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Angels Watching Over Me

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This book has a very touching story. When Leah goes to the hospital with a broken finger, and the doctors want to have more tests done. That's where the suspension starts. It also tells even if you look different, or believe in a different religion, ( in Rebekah, Charity, and Ethan's case) ( they are Amish) that they can still be your true friends. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes a little bit of suspension, and miralces. Miracles with friendship and angels.

The first and the best book in the trilogy of Leah and Ethan. Sixteen-year old Leah is hospitalized with nothing more wrong with her then a broken finger. Her mother, who has never really seemed to care for her, is away on a honeymoon with her new husband, Neil. Leah feels lonely, but is kept company by the family of her Amish roomate, Rebekah. Rebekah's older brother and sister, Charity and Ethan. As this magical and touching story unfolds they begin to become good friends and Leah learns more about the Amish way of life and their belief in God and angels. Leah also becomes attracted to Ethan. Then she recieves terrifying news about her medicial condition. As Leah tries to deal with the news, her friends are always there for he. It had a wonderful ending but which seemed a little rushed. This book could definetly have done with beng a few chapters longer. But still a great read, though the rest of the trilogy is a let-down.

Angles watching over me is a great book. It is a bit dull in the begining, but the middle and the endding is great.You really get to know the characters and get to love them. It is a very sad and touching story.

When I first took this book off the shelf, I just wanted to get extra credit in class for reading a lot of extra pages. I found out soon after I had entered something more. I knew cancer was a very bad disease, before I read this book, but I after I had read this I had a whole new perspective on life. McDaniel's work is incredible and I will continue to read every one of her books, I now have another favorite author next to JRR Tolkien and Lois Lowry. My greatest thanks to author Lurlene McDaniel for such a beautiful piece that has touched so many. Unfortunately... I must critisize the approach for some of the scenes...something that was supposed to come as such as shock was so obvious to predict that it didn't have half as much impact on the reader.

I have read all three books, but am mainly going to write about the first one. These three books are about a teenage girl, Leah, who becomes friends with an Amish family. She meets the Longachre family while she is in the hospital over her winter break when little Rebekah is put in with a nasty spider bite and Leah is unsure about what is wrong with her.
The Longachres' become Leah's second family while she is hospitalized due to the fact that her mother and her mother's fifth husband are on their honeymoon in Japan. Leah falls instantly for the oldest son, Ethan, and he feels the same way for her. They both have to hide the way they fell for each other when his family is around and after little Rebekah leaves and they must write to each other.
I loved this book! It really touched me personally because I know how it is when a family member is in the hospital and how it feels to like someone when the two of you really should not like each other. The book also tells how Leah feels in every situation that she is put in from her diagnosis, which I will not give away, to her feeling for Ethan. Read all three books. They get better and better with each page!

This book is about an American girl named Leah, whos home alone because her mom is on a honeymoon with her fifth husband. And she ends up breaking her finger. So she goes to the hospital. And they run some tests. And they find out that she has more than just a broken finger. She has cancer. So while her parents are on a honeymoon in Indianaplois. She is in the hospital. But her roomate that is with her is Amish. Her name is Rebekah. And she has a disease. But her brother Ethan and Leah are more than just friends now. But they know that Leah is going to die anyways. But Rebekah thinks of Leah as her siser. They are together a lot. But Ethans dad doesn't like americans because he thinks they are too selfish. But at the beginning when Leah meets these people, they were friends for a really long time. but they never figured this would ever happen. And you have to read the rest for yourself! Its really good!

This book is a wonderful tale about a girl in the hospital and what she faces. This book helped me understand more about the Amish then I've ever known. I respect them more now then ever. This book is so gripping I spent a whole night reading it! I would recomend this book to everyone I know. Plus it isn't just a once a year Chirstmas time book eather. I would read it all year long if I didn't have school in the morning!

"Angels watching over me" is not only about strength but also that friendship can break all barriers and angels really do watch over us and protect. Everyone should read this book and all the other Lurlene McDaniel books. This book really is touching.

This story was a great book about friendship, love, and no matter what your religion is if your love is strong you can get through many problems. This a great book and if you do end up reading it you'll want to read the two proceeding books,Lifted up by Angels, and Until Angels close my eyes, two great books you should also read.

Angels Watching over Me. By Lurlene McDaniel

Leah is extremely mystified since she had to go to the hospital with a broken finger. Meanwhile her mom is on her fifth honeymoon with a guy Leah isn't familiar with.
Then her hospital roommate, 7 year old Rebecca, has a good-looking brother. Ethan and her friendly sister, Charity, came to visit. There is only one dilemma; they're Amish! Can Angels help Ethan and Leah create a romance worth waiting for?