Like Dandelion Dust

—based on the 2006 Center Street novel by New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury—is being released Jan. 25 on DVD by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, and distributed to Christian stores by Provident-Integrity Distribution.

Starring Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino, Golden Globe nominee Barry Pepper and introducing child actor Maxwell Perry Cotton, Like Dandelion Dust (LDD) centers on the battle between adoptive and birth parents and a 6-year-old boy.

Despite a grass-roots social-media campaign to have it shown in more cinemas, the film had a limited theatrical release—60 theaters—in September, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.

LDD?which has seen mostly positive reviews, including being called "the next Blind Side" by USA Weekend?won more than 30 film festival awards since January 2009?including a dozen Audience Choice Awards for Best Picture and the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award.

The first Kingsbury novel to be translated to the screen, the film retails for $22.98. Click here for more information on Like Dandelion Dust—rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, including domestic violence and alcohol abuse.

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