Like No Other Boy

Name: Like No Other Boy
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Larry Center
ISBN: 9798822651586

Author: Larry Center

Narrator: Michael Veveiros

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Larry Center

Published: 11/14/2022

Categories: Fiction, Family Life

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Though he can't speak to humans, this 8-year-old autistic boy appears to have an uncanny ability to communicate with chimpanzees.★★★★★ "Like No Other Boy finds true beauty in the moving love of fathers for sons in this emotional tale of a single father fighting for the happiness of his autistic child." - Publishers WeeklyChris Crutcher has lost nearly everything. His divorce - the "uncivil war" as he calls it - started the downward spiral two years ago, and although he has remained strong, life threatens to take the only thing that truly matters to him. As his job opportunities dwindle, his ex-wife leaves him with nothing but a stack of child support bills and a lawsuit for full custody.If Chris wins the battle, he gets to keep the only person in the world who matters to him: his 8-year old autistic son, Tommy, who finds happiness only in his love for the chimps at a local primatology research center in sunny San Diego.If Chris loses the battle, his ex-wife will tear their son away and transplant him in Houston, far from his father and the chimpanzees he has learned to love.With beautifully insightful narration Like No Other Boy equal parts tortured and heart-warming, showing the full spectrum of the fatherhood experience: successes, failures, dreams, and fears. By weaving in scientific concepts about communication barriers, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and humans' connections to animals, author Larry Center creates an optimistic story filled with hope.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on February 21, 2021

Tender and Powerful and Loving Like No Other Boy by Larry Center is a wonderful narrative that truly is an emotional roller coaster ride and a compelling story that lovingly captures the relationship between a devoted father and his autistic son. Although a fictional encounter, it would seem that the......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on March 23, 2024

I am just so obsessed with this book. I could not put it down. Normally I struggle to read ebooks, but I had absolutely zero issues with this and it was so engaging. There was the perfect amount of tension between Chris and Cheryl and the trial was so intense and captivating! I actually ordered a ph......more

Goodreads review by Julie on May 22, 2021

Spoilers: Books about children with physical, psychological, and neurological disorders are nothing new. Books about the bond that children develop with animals are nothing new. Books about the relationship between single parents and their children are also nothing new. In substandard hands Larry Cen......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on January 26, 2021

Truly moving look into autism and a father's love. “Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.” –Heath L. Buckmaster Chris Crutches is the proud father of a gorgeous eight-year-old boy called Tommy for whom he s......more

Goodreads review by Darryl on February 23, 2021

The touching story of an autistic boy and his chimpanzee friends. Z Chris Crutcher's life, since his divorce, has taken a sharp downward spiral. His only consolation and joy is his eight-year old son, Tommy. But Tommy is autistic and his mother is determined to take full custody of him and move him a......more