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New York Times Editor's Choice People Magazine Pick of the Week A Washington Post Notable Book Library Journal Top Ten Books of 2015 BookPage Top Five Books of 2015 For fans of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes this landmark novel about autism, memory, and, ultimately, redemption. Sent to a �therapeutic community� for autism at the age of eleven, Todd Aaron, now in his fifties, is the �Old Fox� of Payton LivingCenter. 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. Written astonishingly in the first-person voice of an autistic, adult man, Best Boy�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. (less)

New York Times Editor's Choice People Magazine Pick of the Week A Washington Post Notable Book Library Journal Top Ten Books of 2015 BookPage Top Five Books of 2015 For fans of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes (…more)