This Boy We Made

by Taylor Harris

  • Catapult
  • 2022
  • ISBN: 978-1948226844
  • 272 pages
  • WorldCat
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About the Book

Some days, her sweet, charismatic boy seems just fine; others, he struggles to answer simple questions. A long-awaited appointment with a geneticist ultimately reveals nothing about what’s causing Tophs’s drops in blood sugar, his processing delays—but it does reveal something unexpected about Taylor’s own health. What if her son’s challenges have saved her life?  ebook icon Audio book icon

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About the Author

Taylor Harris is a writer, wife, and mom of three who lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her work has appeared in TIME, O Quarterly, The Washington Post, Longreads, The Cut, Romper, Parents, McSweeney’s, and other publications.

Photo credit: Eze Amos / LA Times

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