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Cherished Wish
1998
First Published
4.11
Average Rating
158
Number of Pages

Part of Series

A time to wish…a time to trust... After a desperate search, Allison O’Brian is miraculously reunited with her long-lost father in Oregon. Almost overnight she has a new family and a new future—but her joy is short-lived. Her movie-star mother has finally caught on to the fact that Allison never made it to summer camp, and when her mother’s secretary comes to take Allison away, she has no choice but to leave. Her one consolation is that her new friend Heather has agreed to come to camp with her. Once at Lakeview, Allison desperately tries to keep her biggest secrets from the other campers. But just when she thinks she’s done the perfect job of hiding her complicated past, Allison’s parents go head-to-head in a messy custody suit over her. Torn between her mother’s approval and her father’s love, Allison must make the decision of a lifetime. Can she trust herself to do the right thing?

Avg Rating
4.11
Number of Ratings
99
5 STARS
43%
4 STARS
28%
3 STARS
24%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
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Author

Melody Carlson
Melody Carlson
Author · 207 books

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books, several of them Christmas novellas from Revell, including her much-loved and bestselling book, The Christmas Bus. She also writes many teen books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series. Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon.

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