Cherished Wish [Paperback]

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?

Melody Carlson's many years of experience in working with children have formed the basis for her award-winning career as an author of nearly twenty books, most of them for children and young adults, including Jessica, a SPRINGSONG book, Benjamin's Box, Tupsu, and The Ark That Noah Built. Melody resides with her husband and two teenage sons in Oregon, where she is senior editor for Multnomah Publisher's Gold 'n' Honey Books. size : 5.2 x 7.5