Ellie's People Books in Order
Ellie's People by Mary Christner Borntrager contains 10 books, published between 1988 and 1997. The first book is Ellie (1988) and the newest is Annie (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1988–1997
- Pages on record
- 1,229 in 8 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 20–31 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,229 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Ellie's People is a children's fiction sequence about Amish family life, written by Mary Christner Borntrager. Each of the 10 catalogued books carries a first name as its title: Ellie (1988), Rebecca (1989), Rachel (1990), Daniel (1991), Reuben (1992), Andy (1992), Polly (1994), Sarah (1995), Mandy (1996) and Annie (1997). Catalogue subjects record the Amish, Mennonites, Ohio, farm life, peer pressure and runaway teenagers. Eight volumes have page counts recorded, with a median of 144 pages.
How many Ellie's People books are there?
Ellie's People has 10 books, released between 1988 and 1997.
Ellie's People Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Ellie's People books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Ellie1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 2Rebecca1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 3Rachel1990 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/419901891/4
- 4Daniel1991 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419911601/4
- 5Reuben1992 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419921601/4
- 6Andy1992 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419921441/4
- 7Polly1994 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419941441/4
- 8Sarah1995 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419951441/4
- 9Mandy1996 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419961441/4
- 10Annie1997 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419971441/4
Is there a chronological order for Ellie's People?
No separate chronological order is on record for Ellie's People, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Ellie's People books in order?
You should read the Ellie's People books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ellie's People book also stands alone.
Where to start with Ellie's People
Start with Ellie (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ellie's People book?
Annie (1997) is the newest Ellie's People book released so far.
Is there a new Ellie's People book coming?
No next Ellie's People book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ellie's People at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ellie's People title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ellie's People books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,229 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ellie's People books, 8 of 10, were published in the 1990s.
What the Ellie's People books are about
All 10 Ellie's People books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: amish is tagged on 10 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Amish 10 of 10 books
- Children's fiction 7 of 10 books
- Family life 6 of 10 books
- Ohio 5 of 10 books
- Farm life 2 of 10 books
- Mennonites 2 of 10 books
More books by Mary Christner Borntrager
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.









