Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. New York: Doubleday, 2003. Print. ISBN-13: 978-1400032716; Paperback; 226 pages; $10.17 USD.
Awards:
2003-
Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel/Book of the Year
2004
- Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for Best First Book
2003
- Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
Annotation: 15-year-old Christopher Boone is a high-functioning autistic child who lives with his father outside of London. When he discovers the neighbor's dog impaled with a garden fork, he decides to try to solve the mystery of who committed this crime and why. Told through Christopher's voice, the story describes a young boy's journey through an often frightening and confusing world where he must decide who is lying and who to trust. He ultimate finds answers after a harrowing train journey alone to seek out his mother in London.
Book Talk:
15-year-old Christopher has a mystery on his hands. Who killed his neighbor’s dog Wellington? And why? Christopher is a high-functioning autistic boy (Asperger’s) who lives with his father. He is brilliant at math, loves animals and reads Sherlock Holmes mysteries, but he does not liked to be touched and has other quirks. Human emotions are difficult for him to understand. He views the world in a simplistic, literal, and often mathematical way. When he discovers Wellington murdered, he decides to investigate and his school social worker, Siobhan, encourages him to write a book about his observations. This story is told from Christopher’s unique perspective. The investigation leads Christopher on a journey to London where he also uncovers answers to some questions about his mother and his parent’s marriage. Will Christopher be able to learn who killed Wellington?
Audio Book Excerpt:
Remember that Christopher is the narrator of this book. Listen to how he
reacts and feels in this passage. (Warning: F-bomb included in this
dialogue.)
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