I wonder whether the name is real or a pseudonym intended to paint the whole thing as a hoax or whether the hoax was created around the family name.
Quite possibly the ‘author(s)’ were doing some backroom snickering as the book and movie were being hyped.
Correction to previous post:
When I did a quick Google search, ‘Heaven Is for Real’ came up, as did ‘Kid Named Malarkey Lied About Going to Heaven’.
I had not seen the movie or read the book, but had seen the movie listed on the premium channels.
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