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  <title><![CDATA[Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope]]></title>
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  <default_description>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?

Read this unprecedented story of two traumatized families who 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 join Whitney Cerak, the sole surviving student, as she comes to terms with her new identity, forever altered, yet on the brink of new beginnings.

&lt;I&gt;Mistaken Identity&lt;/i&gt; weaves a complex tale of honesty, vulnerability, loss, hope, faith, and love in the face of one of the strangest twists of circumstances imaginable.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">25</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">3</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2008</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mark Tabb]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Don Van Ryn]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Petra X]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me a couple of hours to read this book where the central question was never answered.  Two girls from good Christian families (much is made of this, but I can't see how the book would have been any different - other than thinner - if they'd been atheists) were in a car crash. One was killed ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24457495">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jun 12 10:32:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is absolutely touching. Be prepared to cry!]]></body>
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    <review id="30538924">
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  <date_added>Tue Aug 19 08:33:29 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[First of all, I marked that this review has spoilers, but in actuality- you will get all of this information from reading the back of the book.....anyways...<br/>I remember watching this story on a dateline type show- and it was so interesting.  Five people from Taylor University were killed in an ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30538924">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23189514">
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  <read_at>Thu May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was an amazing story about this crazy event.  The thing that got me to read it was the prologue.  <br/><br/>Here's a quote from the prologue: &quot;The story of how two girls, Laura Van Ryn and WhitneyCerak, could be mistaken for each other may seem fantastic and unbelievagle, yet t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23189514">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23068923">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story itself is fascinating - I remember it from the news when it happened, and as soon as I saw there was a book about it, I knew I had to read about it from the families' views.<br/><br/>But, but, but.  Ugh.  I would have LOVED the book if it hadn't been so preachy.  I'm a religious person, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23068923">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21881384">
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  <read_at>Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an unbelievable story!  A van carry several college students was hit head-on by a semi, and 5 of the students died.  One girl (Whitney) was thrown 50 feet from the van, and became comatose.  The purse of another girl (Laura) was found next to her.  After looking at the drivers license, the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21881384">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43879472">
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[You probably remember this story from the news: a van carrying a group of students from Taylor University is involved in a horrible crash with five dead. After 5 weeks, it is discovered that there had been an error in identification, and that Laura Van Ryn, whose family had been by her side 24 hours...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43879472">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73465759">
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this book at a library book sale and was drawn to this very unusual true story.  I have to say that it isn't well written - you won't be drawn into the book because of the interesting writing style, etc.  But the story got me hooked because it is so unusual.  I kept reading because I really ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73465759">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70482085">
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I made the mistake of reading some of the other reviews before writing my own.  I am shocked by the insensitiviy and callousness of some people.  It's one thing to not like the book, it's another to criticize and condemn people who have suffered through this.  It seems to be a recurring theme for me...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70482085">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57211976">
    <user id="1745409">
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    <body><![CDATA[I saw an interview on TV for this book a while back and went out to purchase the book later that week.  I didn't intend to read it right away, but found myself so intrigued by the story of how these two girls got mixed up and how their identity was incorrect for so long that I couldn't help but star...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57211976">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mistaken Identity written by the Van Ryn family and the Cerak family is a fiction story about two college students who get into a fatal car accident. Five lives had been lost at Taylor University because of this tragic accident. One student believed to be Laura Van Ryan, had been rushed to the hospi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56471569">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38417787">
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    <body><![CDATA[(Kindle edition, true story of faith and survival in the face of tragedy)<br/>a.	Who would ever think they would not be able to know whether it was their own daughter lying, dying in a hospital bed.  When told that their daughter had died in a fatal vehicle crash, this family chose not to view the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38417787">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36551960">
    <user id="1668552">
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    <body><![CDATA[I just saw an interview of some of the family members with Matt Lauer on the 3 year anniversary of the accident.  He said two things that impressed me:  1.  Many people are moved by the story of the family, but the most moving part of their story is their faith.  2.  He has interviewed many families...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36551960">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66196220">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a true story about a horific accident involving a semi-truck and a college van in which several people were killed.  The story focuses on two of the girls--Whitney Cerak, the one who died and the other, Laura Van Ryn, who did not.  When the accident first happened, Laura was severely injured...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66196220">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40640627">
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[*Two Families, One survivor, Unwavering Hope* A grief reversed, a hope deferred. The stunning story of 2 families trading places from gravesite to bedside. 5 lives were lost in a tragic accident involving a Taylor University van. 5 funerals were held and 5 weeks passed for the Cerak family. Believin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40640627">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27138822">
    <user id="1273248">
    <name><![CDATA[Greenyogurt]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was okay.  I was interested enough to finish it, but I couldn't really suggest it in good faith.  There are way more interesting things to be reading.  <br/><br/>What I learned from this book is that I still have issues with people who are very religious, and should not be face to face with them ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27138822">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i checked this out at the library and read it in less than 12 hours.  i had remembered seeing the event reported on the news.  while i find the book interesting and would still consider it a good read, it wasn't what i expected.  it definitely proves there are still FAITHFUL and LOVING people in the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50728994">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars was because I cried too much.  I loved this book - it makes you think twice about what's really important in life. Everyone should balance out their reading list with a heavy one like this.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was EXCELLENT!!! Very spiritual. It really made me think about my faith. These families showed me that God really does have a plan for all of us and that you can get through anything if you rely on God. <br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The most emotionally-wrenching part of this story is that it is true.  One nice thing about reading fiction is that you can remind yourself that real people didn't suffer this; it's simply the author writing a story.  This book leaves no such escape.  It takes you into their suffering, to hurt and c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57104327">more...</a>]]></body>
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