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Mistaken identity : two families, one survivor, unwavering hope  Cover Image Book Book

Mistaken identity : two families, one survivor, unwavering hope / Don Van Ryn [and others].

Van Ryn, Don. (Added Author).

Summary:

Meet Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family. This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the country and made national news. Would it destroy a family? Shatter their faith? Push two families into bitterness, resentment, and guilt? Two traumatized families describe their ordeal and explore the bond sustaining and uniting them as they deal with their bizarre reversal of life lost and life found. And Whitney Cerak, the sole surviving student, comes to terms with her new identity, forever altered, yet on the brink of new beginnings. This book weaves a complex tale of honesty, vulnerability, loss, hope, faith, and love in the face of one of the strangest twists of circumstances imaginable.--From publisher description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1416567356 (hardcoverr)
  • ISBN: 9781416567356 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: ix, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Howard Books, [2008]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
820L Lexile.
Subject: Traffic accidents > United States > Psychological aspects > Case studies.
Mistaken identity > United States > Case studies.
Traffic accident victims > United States > Identification > Case studies.
Traffic accident victims > Rehabilitation > United States > Case studies.
Daughters > Biography.
Van Ryn, Don > Family.
Cerak, Newell > Family.
Fort Wayne (Ind.) > Biography.
Gaylord (Mich.) > Biography.
Spiritual biography > United States.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Umatilla County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Weston Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Weston Public Library 617.4 V26 (Text) 37886000089549 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

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