Ellie's Wish

By Joan Mitchell David and Jessi Leigh Small

Ellie has almost everything a young girl could want. She loves her home on Kodiak Island in Alaska. It has trees to climb and bushes to hide in and flowers to pick.

But Ellie has no one to play with . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joan Mitchell David
• Release date: Jul 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9780578550145

Joan Mitchell David

Joan Mitchell David was born in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1931. She has lived most of her life in Muskegon, but loves to travel. The only state she has not visited is Alaska, but since she has written so much about it, Alaska is her next place to visit. She has also been to many places in Europe, Mexico, and Canada. Joan is an animal person and loves any and all animals. She takes in any strays that come to her porch looking for food and/or shelter. Joan is part of a large family: at time of publishing, she has five daughters, fifteen grandchildren, and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.

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ISBNs:

978-0-578-54664-3 (Hardcover)

978-0-578-54665-0 (Softcover)

978-0-578-55014-5 (ebook)

Copyright © 2019 Joan Mitchell David

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced mechanically, electronically, or by any other means, including photocopying, without written permission of the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission from the publisher.

Illustrations by Jessi Leigh Small

Cover and production: Gary A. Rosenberg • www.thebookcouple.com

To Elliott, who was the inspiration for this book. To my five daughters, who supported me during the process; two of my great granddaughters, Ashlyn and Addison, who were my first critics; and all my other grand- and great-grandchildren.

Kodiak Island

Ellie lived on an island called Kodiak Island in Alaska with her mom and dad—Beth and Mitch.

Both of her parents were members of the U.S. Coast Guard—a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Her parents served and helped