| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Contributor(s): Haddon, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400032717 ISBN-13: 9781400032716 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Family - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 72354 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |