Dear to Me by Wanda E Brunstetter

Teen aged Melinda Andrews thinks she has a calling to care for animals that the local veterinarian has encouraged. Considering getting her GED and leaving the Amish way of life, Melinda finds her relationship with beau Gabe Swartz strained as he tries to understand her desires and struggles with the idea of "jumping the fence" and becoming Englischer. A well-written story of human relationships and desires. Sandy Penton