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The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time

Mark Haddon

From Shelf: 100 Children's Books That Inspire Our World

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
288
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN:
9781782953463
Published Date:
13/2/2014
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 17mm
Weight:
202g
Category:
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories

RRP: £8.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781782953463


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