02605cam a2200337 4500 578978642 TxAuBib 20220714120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781504617437 1504617436 fabf0137-7c3c-4e7e-a509-edac52e82b8f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2264693 OverDrive (Product ID) 9781982421656 9781982421656 TxAuBib Gottlieb, Eli. Best Boy [Libby] : A Novel. Blackstone Publishing, 2015. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 202MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 202MB. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p>For fans of <i>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime</i> comes this landmark novel about autism, memory, and, ultimately, redemption.</p> <p>Sent to a "therapeutic community" for autism at the age of eleven, Todd Aaron, now in his fifties, is the "Old Fox" of Payton Living Center. A joyous man who rereads the encyclopedia compulsively, he is unnerved by the sudden arrivals of a menacing new staffer and a disruptive, brain-injured roommate. His equilibrium is further worsened by Martine, a one-eyed new resident who has romantic intentions and convinces him to go off his meds to feel "normal" again. Undone by these pressures, Todd attempts an escape to return "home" to his younger brother and to a childhood that now inhabits only his dreams.</p> <p>Written astonishingly in the first-person voice of an autistic, adult man, <i>Best Boy</i>—with its unforgettable portraits of Todd's beloved mother, whose sweet voice still sings from the grave, and a staffer named Raykene, who says that Todd "reflects the beauty of His creation"—is a piercing, achingly funny, finally shattering novel no reader can ever forget.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-13 20:00:03. Pinchot, Bronson. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/2264693-BestBoy.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=fabf0137-7c3c-4e7e-a509-edac52e82b8f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/2264693-BestBoy.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=fabf0137-7c3c-4e7e-a509-edac52e82b8f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)