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AUTHOR |
Haddon, Mark. |
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TITLE |
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time / Mark Haddon. |
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IMPRINT |
London : Red Fox Definitions, 2004. |
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DESCRIPTION |
271 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
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NOTE |
First published by David Fickling Books, 2003. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Fifteen-year-old Christopher has a photographic memory. He understands maths. He understands science. What he can't understand are other human beings. When he finds his neighbour's dog lying dead on the lawn, he decides to track down the killer and write a murder mystery about it. But what other mysteries will he end up uncovering?. |
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SUMMARY |
Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother. |
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SUBJECT |
Autism -- Juvenile fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Savants (Savant syndrome) -- Juvenile fiction. |
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DISCIPLINE |
English Language. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Fiction. |
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ISBN |
0099456761. |