Wish, Jake Smith
Wish, Jake Smith
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Wish

Author: Jake Smith

Narrator: Andy Paris

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/23/2014


Synopsis

James McConnell's one wish is that his nine-year-old son will finally be healthy enough to play a game of catch. Then he and his wife, Emily, receive news they've dreaded: Aaron's cancer has relapsed. As the family steels themselves for a draining treatment regimen in yet another hospital, Aaron receives the gift of a lifetime-a personal visit from one of his favorite professional baseball players-and the chance to make a bold request, his wish: to see his dad play in one major league game. A former college standout, James fears he doesn't have the talent it takes, even for one game, and that he'll miss what could be Aaron's precious last weeks. Yet how can he refuse his dying son's wish? Poignant and triumphant, Wish is the story of a father's love, a family's perseverance, and the miracles that can happen when you believe in the impossible.

Reviews

I loved the book because it reminded me of the Make A Wish Foundation of New Jersey......more

Goodreads review by Cathy

In preparation for researching my next book, I came across this title and couldn't resist. This book will leave you breathless right up to the very end. I especially liked the depiction of the children in this story. Very well done. My least favorite part of the book was the description of the baseb......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

This is definitely a must read book! It is powerful, gut wrenching and although not a true story, could be a story of too many with ill children. This is the story of the McConnell family, consisting of dad-James: baseball coach whom gave up baseball in college to have a family, mom-Emily, Aaron, 9,......more