Heaven is for Real Book

Book Details Title: Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back Authors: Todd Burpo (Colton's father) with Lynn Vincent Genre: Christian Non-fiction, biography, narrative Publisher: Thomas Nelson Plot: The book recounts the real-life story of four-year-old Colton Burpo, who, during emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix, had a near-death experience and claimed to have visited heaven. Key Details: Colton described being able to look down from heaven and see the doctor operating and his father praying in the waiting room. He shared details about family members he had never met, including a miscarried sister no one had told him about and his great-grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born. Colton's descriptions of heaven, Jesus, and angels were said to match biblical accounts, which astonished his parents as he had not yet learned to read the Bible. Adaptation: The book was adapted into a major feature film released in 2014.