Cheryl McKay is an American

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and

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, from

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. McKay holds an M.A. in Screenwriting from

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, and is a winner of the 2006/2007 Art Within Labs award. She wrote the screen adaptations of Jim Stovall's novel ''

The Ultimate Gift ''The Ultimate Gift'' is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael O. Sajbel from a screenplay written by Cheryl McKay, which is based on the best selling novel by Jim Stovall, who cameos in the film. It stars Drew Fuller, Bill Cobbs, L ...

'' and Sheila Walsh's children's book ''Gigi: God's Little Princess''. McKay wrote ''Taylor's Wall'' and ''The Wild & Wacky Totally True Bible Stories'' series, narrated by

Frank Peretti Frank Edward Peretti (born January 13, 1951) is a ''New York Times'' best-selling author of Christian fiction, whose novels primarily focus on the supernatural and spiritual warfare. , his works have sold over 15 million copies worldwide. He has ...

. McKay cowrote ''Never the Bride'' with Rene Gutteridge.Never the Bride
Random House

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Ultimate Gift official site
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