Like No Other Boy

Written by Larry Center

Narrated by Michael Veveiros

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 Weekly

Chris 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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Larry Center
• Release date: Nov 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822651586

Larry Center

Larry Center lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been writing novels for as long as he can remember. Leave a review If you've enjoyed reading this book, please help me reach more readers by leaving a review on your favorite review site. Free chapters I would love to keep in touch with you to let you know about new books as they are published. You can get a free sample of my next novel when you join my mailing list at https://www.authorlarryecenter.com/