Don't You Wish (The Sierra Jensen Series #3) (Paperback)

by Robin Jones Gunn (Author)

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Product Description

Sierra has three secret wishes: to visit her California friends, see less of her sister, and see more of the mysterious stranger who keeps popping into her life.

With Easter break around the corner, Sierra Jensen longs to leave her troubles behind and visit her friend Christy Miller and the rest of the Southern California gang she met in England. Her wish comes true, and a plane whisks her from rainy Portland to Newport Beach for a week of fun, sun, and surf.

However, her "troubles" follow her when her older sister, Tawni, comes along on the trip. Sierra's struggle with jealousy over her sister only increases when Tawni catches the attention of one of the guys. Now it seems everyone has a boyfriend except Sierra!

She is sure that her dream of seeing the mysterious stranger again is never going to happen.

Then her wishes suddenly begin to take a turn down a new path and Sierra sees how God wants to mold her life according to His wishes. Even though she never would have guessed it, that's exactly what she longed for the whole time.

Read more about Sierra's ups and downs in the other Sierra Jensen books, Only You, Sierra and In Your Dreams.

Robin Jones Gunn is the author of the Christy Miller Series, which has sold more than 1 millions copies. Get acquainted with Sierra's friend Christy Miller by reading all 12 exciting books.

About the Author
Robin Jones Gunn has a passion for communicating God's love to young hearts. She began writing story books for toddlers when her children were little. Her husband, Ross, has been a youth minister for over twenty years. While on a camping trip with teens from their youth group, Robin found some of the girls hiding away in their tent reading a stack of novels they'd brought with them from the library.

Curious as to what could keep these girls away from the sun, surf and guys, Robin borrowed three of their books. As she read them, her heart broke. They were not the kinds of stories these girls should be reading! After the camping trip Robin went to her Bible Bookstore and bought every book she could find that she thought would be interesting for the girls and have a good influence on them. The teens read all the books in a week and asked for more.

"There aren't any more," Robin told them. "That was all I could find." The teens challenged Robin by saying, "Then you write some for us. We'll even tell you what to write!"

Each week Robin would take a chapter and read it to her Sunday School class. And each week the teens would rip it apart, telling her how to rewrite the story. It took two years to complete Summer Promise, the first book in the CHRISTY MILLER series which was released in 1988. The twelve book series has sold over a million copies worldwide. Together with the SIERRA JENSEN SERIES, her books have won the hearts of thousands of girls.

A prolific writer, Robin has authored countless books and articles Many of her books have appeared on the Christian Bestsellers List. She has won the Evangelical Press Association Award for articles, the Mt. Hermon Pacesetter Award, the Lucille Gardner Poetry Scholarship, and the Sherwood E. Wirt Award. size : 5.2 x 7.4

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Focus on the Family (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561794864
• ISBN-13: 978-1561794867
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #414,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, April 23, 2000

By A Customer

I loved this book especially since I've read the Christy Miller books. I think it was awesome how Doug proposes to Tracy and Todd & Christy get to be the best man and maid of honor. I really identified with Sierra in this book. I can understand how she felt left out like that and jealous of her sister. She realises that she needs to pray about her relationship with her sister and let God take over it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book!!!, July 4, 2001

By A Customer

This was a great book!! Sierra gets to go to California to see her friends! Things start getting turned upside down when Tawni decides t0o go with her. Because of her beatiful looks, Tawni seems to be getting quite a lot of attenion, esecially from a guy named Jeremy. Will Sierra conquer her jealousy and enjoy her trip? You need to read this book!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is soo cool and encouraging!! Definitely neato!!, June 21, 1999

By A Customer

It's so neato. It's such a happy book, yeah!!! It is really exciting, esp. if you've read the Christy Miller books before. It's just so hard to describe in words. I just know I really enjoyed it sooo much. It encouraged me in my walk with God!!! I think it's the best of all the Sierra Jensen books. okily dokily!! well, hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!!!:0)