{"product_id":"mistaken-identity-two-families-one-survivor-unwavering-hope-9781439153550","title":"Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope","description":"A grief reversed. A hope deferred. Mistaken Identity tells the unprecedented story of Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, and the other in a coma being cared for by the wrong family.Five lives were lost in a tragic car accident, and the sole survivor was rushed to the hospital, where she remained in a coma for five weeks. Everyone believed that Laura Van Ryn was in a coma, and that Whitney Cerak had died in the crash--until Whitney woke up. 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? In Mistaken Identity, the Van Ryn family and the Cerek family describe their ordeal and explore the bond sustaining and uniting them as they deal with their bizarre reversal of life lost and life found. Mistaken Identity weaves a complex tale of honesty, vulnerability, loss, hope, faith, and love in the face of one of the strangest twists of circumstances imaginable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Van Ryn,Cerak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439153550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e135241 \/ Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Van Ryn family\u003c\/b\u003e -- Don, Susie, Lisa, Kenny, and Mark -- of Grand Rapids, Michigan shares an avid interest in outdoor recreation. Don and Susie, married for thirty years, are leaving their chosen professions to dedicate themselves full time to an outdoor camping experience for youth in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLisa is pursuing a career in physical therapy, and Kenny lives and works in Southern California. Mark is recently married and resides in the Detroit area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the sorrow surrounding the passing of their daughter Laura, the family continues to be involved in the work of their local church and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cerak family\u003c\/b\u003e -- Newell, Colleen, Carly, Whitney and Sandra Sepulveda -- lives in northern Michigan, where Newell is a youth pastor and Colleen is a PE teacher and coach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarly graduated from Taylor University and has lived in Africa for the last six months starting a new ministry to street kids. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSandra took a year from Grand Valley State University and joined with Invisible Children to bring awareness of the plight of children in Uganda. She is currently back at GVSU finishing her nursing degree. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhitney is now a junior at Taylor University majoring in psychology. She is confident in God's healing and the revelation of the Holy Spirit in her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMark Tabb has authored and co-authored over twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eLiving with Less, the Upside of Downsizing Your Life \u003c\/i\u003e(B\u0026amp;H), and the 2004 Gold Medallion finalist, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Whirlwind \u003c\/i\u003e(B\u0026amp;H). He also collaborated with Stephen Baldwin on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Unusual Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e (FaithWords). Mark is currently working with Alec Baldwin on his book, \u003ci\u003eA Promise to Ourselves \u003c\/i\u003e(St. Martin's Press).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Van Ryn \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659129110685,"sku":"9781439153550","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e2171a00-42b3-4ac7-893a-3bb79fe38eed.jpg?v=1771350992","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/mistaken-identity-two-families-one-survivor-unwavering-hope-9781439153550","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}