Rosie O'Donnell is slated to star and serve as executive producer for a Lifetime television movie entitled America. It will focus on a teenage foster child's struggle with the foster-care system. The boy will deal with his troubled past with a therapist, played by O'Donnell, in order to go forward with his life.Variety: Rosie Salutes Lifetime's America (October 21, 2008) The storyline is based on the book America by E.R. Frank.Variety: Rosie Salutes Lifetime's America (October 21, 2008)

I optioned the book 'America' in 2002 and worked on the script for a number of years. The story has so much heart, and I can only hope that by bringing the foster-care system into the public's consciousness that much-needed reform can be made.NY Daily News: Now Lifetime's got Rosie O'Donnell (October 23, 2008) -Rosie O'Donnell