A boy made of blocks / Keith Stuart.
By: Stuart, Keith.
Publisher: London : Sphere, 2016Copyright date: 2016Description: 390 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780751563276.Subject(s): AUTISM | CHILDREN | PARENTING STRESS | FATHERS | FAMILY DYNAMICS | COMMUNICATION | FICTION | VIDEO GAMESSummary: "Alex loves his family, and yet he struggles to connect with his eight-year-old autistic son, Sam. The strain has pushed his marriage to the breaking point. So Alex moves in with his merrily irresponsible best friend on the world's most uncomfortable blow-up bed. As Alex navigates single life, long-buried family secrets, and part-time fatherhood, his son begins playing Minecraft. Sam's imagination blossoms and the game opens up a whole new world for father and son to share. Together, they discover that sometimes life must fall apart before you can build a better one. Inspired by Keith Stuart's own relationship with his autistic son, A Boy Made of Blocks is a tear-jerking, funny, and, most of all, true-to-life novel about the power of difference and one very special little boy"-- Provided by publisher.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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"Alex loves his family, and yet he struggles to connect with his eight-year-old autistic son, Sam. The strain has pushed his marriage to the breaking point. So Alex moves in with his merrily irresponsible best friend on the world's most uncomfortable blow-up bed. As Alex navigates single life, long-buried family secrets, and part-time fatherhood, his son begins playing Minecraft. Sam's imagination blossoms and the game opens up a whole new world for father and son to share. Together, they discover that sometimes life must fall apart before you can build a better one. Inspired by Keith Stuart's own relationship with his autistic son, A Boy Made of Blocks is a tear-jerking, funny, and, most of all, true-to-life novel about the power of difference and one very special little boy"-- Provided by publisher.
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