The Wishing Star

by Marian Wells

Book Overview

Jenny, living in the frontier districts of New York and Ohio in the early 1800's, is a bright and unusually inquisitive young girl. Though surrounded by poverty, enduring abuse by a drunken father,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871238179
• ISBN13: 9780871238177
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The Wishing Star

I loved the book. It kept me interested throughout the book. I will definitely save this book for my granddaughter to read. It is entertaining and interesting for both the young and older female. I think she definitely has a hit with this book.

Well Researched Book

It is wonderful to see the amount of research that Marian Wells put into this book. I lived in Utah for many years and have done extensive research into Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and the mormon religion and, have found, like all of history, that there are those on both sides who feel strongly about 'the prophet' Joseph Smith. Wells approaches this controversy from the Christian (non-mormon) standpoint so be aware of this when you read it. She has studied the early mormon church and Joseph Smith thoroughly and, while it won't sit well with intensely devoted mormons, it gives good insight to others interested in the subject. A possibly controversial but super book.