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Search - The Martian Child: A Novel About A Single Father Adopting A Son
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The Martian Child A Novel About A Single Father Adopting A Son Author: When David Gerrold decided he wanted to adopt a son, he thought he had prepared himself for fatherhood. But eight-year-old Dennis turned out to be more than he expected -- a lot more. Dennis suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome, the son of a substance abuser and alcoholic who abandoned him in a seedy motel at the age of one-and-a-half. His fathe... more »
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I really love the book. I read it while waiting for a flight and I could just imagine how people saw me crying while reading a book...
There are so many kids who are considered "difficult to place" because of outbursts, tantrums and testing. Other times it's just because the kids are over a certain age. Please google Heart Gallery or Hope, Inc., which are organizations that try to find adoptive families for children who are "difficult to place".
I watched the movie after reading the book. Loved the special features where they speak to father and son...love john cusack, but the movie disappointed me.
There are so many kids who are considered "difficult to place" because of outbursts, tantrums and testing. Other times it's just because the kids are over a certain age. Please google Heart Gallery or Hope, Inc., which are organizations that try to find adoptive families for children who are "difficult to place".
I watched the movie after reading the book. Loved the special features where they speak to father and son...love john cusack, but the movie disappointed me.
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Nick B. (yojimbonick) reviewed The Martian Child: A Novel About A Single Father Adopting A Son on + 11 more book reviews
wonderful book!
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