The Gift of Sarah Barker
jane yolen
Paperback
(Vagabond/Scholastic, March 15, 1981)
Sarah Barker has always lived in the Shaker Community.. and ever since she was a baby, she has heard about love...brotherly, sisterly, motherly, fatherly---all kinds of love. But what she feels for 16-year-old Abel is something quite different. It's a strange, new feeling--a happiness and excitement she's never felt before. Sarah and Abel know that if they follow their hearts, they risk punishment and disgrace. If the community learns of their meetings, they will be cast out forever. But how can they stay away when they know that this is the best kind of love?