Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. New York: Random House, 2003. Print. ISBN: 1-4000-3271-7. $12.95. 226 pages.
Awards:
2003 - Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
2003 - Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year
2004 - Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for Best First Book
Annotation:
Christopher is clever, in fact he might even be a genius, but he hates being touched and doesn’t understand people and their emotions, so how can he uncover the mystery of the dead dog next door? This is one of the most unique and powerful books I have ever read and it should be in every library, because it is an incredible story about a boy with autism and how he makes his way through life.
Book Talk Technique: The Book Whisper
Christopher is amazing at math and he can list off the names of all the countries in the world, but he cannot understand why his mother’s death doesn’t make him cry or why someone would stab the dog next door with a fork. Through drawings and his analytical skills, Christopher sets out to uncover The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
Book Talk Technique: The Index Card Trick
- Mathematics
- Prime Numbers
- Autism
- Asperger’s Disease
- Murder
- Animals
- Death
- Mothers
- Fathers
- Mystery
- Discovery
- Genius
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