Susannah Author:Janet Hickman The year is 1810, and fourteen year old Susannah has been taken by her father to join a band of Shakers, or Believers, in their Ohio settlement. Unlike her father, Susannah does not accept the austere Shaker principles. Each day is a struggle as Susannah goes through the motions of Shaker life while trying to hold on to the memories of her dead ... more »mother. She also does her best to protect Mary, a young child whose own mother left the Believers and is struggling to get her daughter back. Then, violence threatens the community, and Susannah is faced with a frightening choice: Should she save Mary--or herself?« less