The boy made of blocks

Alex loves his family but struggles to connect with Sam, his eight-year-old autistic son. The growing strain of their daily routine pushes their marriage to the breaking point. Jody can no longer stand her absent husband, who barely participates in his son's life. So Alex moves in with his best friend and sleeps on the world's most uncomfortable air mattress. While Alex navigates life as a single man, fulfills the role of a part-time father, and is confronted with long-buried family secrets, his son starts playing Minecraft. And what happens next is something neither Alex, Jody, nor Sam could have imagined. Inspired by the author's relationship with his autistic son, The Boy Made of Blocks is a moving, funny, and true book about the power of difference and about a very special boy.