The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon$13.60
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A bestselling modern classic--both poignant and funny--about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog and discovers unexpected truths about himself and the world.
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05/18/2004
ISBN: 9781400032716
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d
Review Citations: BookPage 05/01/2004 pg. 18
Booksense '76 Reading Grp 04 05/01/2004 pg. 1
New York Times 05/30/2004 pg. 16
Kliatt 07/01/2004 pg. 18
People Weekly 07/28/2008 pg. 53
Newsweek 07/13/2009 pg. 66
Entertainment Weekly 06/04/2010 pg. 90
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 72354 / Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05/18/2004
ISBN: 9781400032716
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d
Review Citations: BookPage 05/01/2004 pg. 18
Booksense '76 Reading Grp 04 05/01/2004 pg. 1
New York Times 05/30/2004 pg. 16
Kliatt 07/01/2004 pg. 18
People Weekly 07/28/2008 pg. 53
Newsweek 07/13/2009 pg. 66
Entertainment Weekly 06/04/2010 pg. 90
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 72354 / Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10