The boy who loved too much : a true story of pathological friendliness
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Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
618.928 LATSON
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618.928 LATSON
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Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
x, 290 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-290).
Description
"Twelve-year-old Eli D'Angelo has a genetic disorder that obliterates social inhibitions, making him irrepressibly friendly, indiscriminately trusting, and unconditionally loving toward everyone he meets. It also makes him enormously vulnerable. This remarkable story follows Eli's coming-of-age while his mother, Gayle, must decide whether to shield Eli entirely from the wold or give him the freedom to find his own way. In a vivid and sympathetic telling based on three years of immersive reporting, Jennifer Latson intertwines Eli and Gayle's story with a look a the genetic basis of behavior, revealing how insights drawn from this rare condition shine a light on what makes us all human."--,Book jacket.