Bewilderment : a novel / Richard Powers.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., [2021]Edition: 1st edDescription: 278 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780393881141Subject(s): Fathers and sons -- Fiction | Life on other planets -- Fiction | Behavior disorders in children -- Fiction | Mothers -- Death -- Fiction | Neurofeedback -- FictionGenre/Form: Science fiction. | Domestic fiction.DDC classification: 813/.54 LOC classification: PS3566.O92 | B49 2021Summary: "The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin's emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother's brain"--Provided by publisher.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FIC/POW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500061578 |
Library Journal Starred, September 2021
Booklist starred, June 2021
Pub Weekly, July 2021
Kirkus Starred, July 2021
New York Times, October 2021
"The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin's emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother's brain"--Provided by publisher.
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