The Martian Child: A Novel About a Single Father Adopting a Son, by David Gerrold, is based on his true experience.
David is a single man who wants to adopt a boy and start a family of his own. As soon as he sees a photo of Dennis, he knows that Dennis is the one. But Dennis is a hyperactive child with emotional problems resulting from his being abused by former guardians. And he believes that he’s a Martian. Can David deal with this troubled boy and love him unconditionally?
I read The Martian Child last night in just a couple hours. While it’s a short read, I teared-up several times. Dennis is a truly amazing child, and David is a wonderful father. This is a beautiful and humorous, heartwarming story about a man who is willing to put the son that he loves above everything else in his life. We not only get to see the change in Dennis as he slowly adjusts to stability and a father who loves him, but also a change in David as well.
The Martian Child has been made into a movie starring John Cusack and is in theaters now. I definitely plan on checking it out.
Hello? John Cusak would make me go to the theater and spend my money anyway!! Hopefully it will be as good as the book!
The movie does look really good. I might have to pick up the book too.
Not sure I’ll make the movie, but the book sounds like it’s worth getting. Thanks for the heads up.
I might have to snag a copy of this book–David Gerrold is one of my dh’s fave authors, and we both love Cusak so will probably rent this eventually.