Mennonite Valley Girl: A Wayward Coming of Age Free Audiobook Download by Carla Funk

Carla Funk is an American author who presents her life's story in Mennonite Valley Girl: A Wayward Coming of Age. As a child she was raised as a Mennonite, but as she reaches adulthood, she leaves the fold and discovers that who she was or wasn't isn't important- what matters is what we choose to do with our lives.

Carla Funk is born the daughter of a Mennonite family in Canada's Saskatchewan province. But after moving to Pennsylvania, she starts questioning her upbringing - her strict religious parents, the way they raise their daughters, and the self-imposed loneliness she must endure. As Carla struggles with faith and identities in a larger world that seems more complex than it did when she was young, she also discovers that it's harder to stay true to yourself as you grow older.

The author, Carla Funk, is a Mennonite girl. She shares her coming of age journey as she leaves the safety of home for life on the road with experienced nomads. One night, in the back of her father's pickup truck, she encounters two trans men and their dog outside a small town. This event would change her life forever and has led to profound questions about family, identity, and faith.

Carla is a 16-year-old girl from Mennonite and Amish country who has always wanted to pursue wilder, more distant dreams. But her community doesn't allow girls to marry until they are at least 24 years old, so she must wait until the right time to fulfill her own desires. Even if Carla's waiting period ends, the Amish don't believe in birth control or living away from their community.

Mennonite Valley Girl is a coming-of age story by Carla Funk, who is also the narrator of this audiobook. It's mainly about the protagonist, Molly, who is a high schooler dealing with her family's loss of faith and issues with addiction. Molly struggles to find her place in the world after their loss, and ultimately finds peace doing so. This book is one of many titles in 'The Mennonite Valley Girls Series'.

Mennonite Valley Girl follows the story of Jessie, a smart and rebellious high school girl from a conservative Mennonite community in Iowa who falls in love with her best friend, starts a blog that quickly goes viral, meets her biological father for the first time and gets caught up in a controversy over gay marriage.