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| Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope | 
 enlarge | Authors: Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak
Creator: Mark Tabb
Publisher: Howard Books
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  127 reviews
Sales Rank: 4232
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 1416567356
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.4810440922
EAN: 9781416567356
ASIN: 1416567356
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Story of Faith, Hope and Love..... March 30, 2008
28 out of 33 found this review helpful
I am good friends with the parents of one of these families. I know how hard it was for them to tell their story... to open themselves up in this way. However, they obviously felt compelled to share knowing it would be a way of giving testimony to the faithfulness of God.... no matter what the circumstance. Both families share their stories in a very real way. They bring the reader into the most unbelievable, heartwrenching situations that for them were all too real. Hopefully as you read of their journey you will feel uplifted, grateful, challenged and more aware of the loving God these families have found to be so faithful and good.
 Very Religious April 18, 2008
19 out of 32 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed with this book. The book should be in the religious section of any bookstore! It was so full of religion that it really took away from the story. While I understand and appreciate that the writers of the book come from a very strong religious background I feel that they may have put a little more thought into other people who might be interested in the story. Also the story didn't really explain how the mistake happened. I kept thinking that maybe it would get to this but it never really did. It really is a tragedy that something like this could happen but you won't gain any more insight into the events that took place by reading this. They also did not want to discuss the accident itself. While I am not into all of the gory details about such an accident a simple explanation would have helped the reader understand how the accident itself happened. Who was at fault and what were the events leading up to the girls being misidentified.
A Very Special Book April 6, 2008
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
I couldn't put this book down. What these two families went through was absolutely incredible, and you feel every emotion they feel as they wend through their strange journey. Before I read this book I couldn't believe a family could not recognize that the person they think is their daughter and sister is not. But after seeing the strength of the power of suggestion--in this case being told by officials that this was their daughter--especially when the two girls look so much alike, I can understand the mistake, although it is still very hard to believe. Your heart breaks for Laura's family, while you feel unimaginable joy for the Ceraks. I am so glad this book was written, so the public could understand just how this mix up could happen. Excellent.
An easy but gripping read! April 1, 2008
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
The name of the book caught my eye, so I picked it up to read the description on the back. I had never heard of this event on the news and thought at first it was fiction. I gave it a chance and was stunned to find out this was a true story. What made this book so great were my own curiosity and the way the writers answer all my questions. It takes you step-by-step through the five and one half weeks. Somehow the parents have written it a way that you are able to see into their lives and thoughts. It is an easy read and to the point, which makes it nice.
Congratulations to both families, and Mr. Tabb... April 3, 2008
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
...for putting their story down in such an incredible way.
I ordered this book only because we have some second-hand connections with both families. I expected it to be interesting for that reason, but braced for the typical ghostwritten, smarmy-faith drivel. I was blown away!
I could not put the book down, and crawled into a corner of my bedroom to hide from the kids until I'd finished it, five hours later. It is sweet and inspiring, honest and touching. The writer presents both families in such a way that I could completely relate to their fears and heartaches, and also to their reliance upon Christ to sustain them in the face of intense pain. As their stories are unfolded side-by-side, the book becomes as gripping, as another reviewer has said, as the best novels.
It's just wonderful to see such wholesomeness connected with a news headline, and such tangible humanity evident through what might otherwise be a schmaltzy "Christian" book.
Congratulations on reaching Amazon's #2 spot! This one certainly deserves its audience.
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