The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

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Mark Haddon’s first novel written from the perspective of a 15 year old autistic boy in Great Britain is clever and genuinely moving. This is extremely rare among first-time novelists. Christopher, the main character comes across his neighbor's poodle, Wellington, stabbed with a garden fork. Wellington's owner finds him with her dead dog in his arms, and falsely accuses him of the crime and has him arrested. After spending a night in jail, Christopher resolves--against the objection of his father and neighbors--to discover just who has murdered Wellington. He is encouraged by Siobhan, a social worker at his school, to write a book about his investigations, and the result-- illustrated, with each chapter given its own prime number--is the unique and eye-opening work --The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Posted by Mrs. Sewell