The Curious incident...
of the dog in the nighttime
"It was 7 minutes after midnight..."
"The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs. Shear's house. It's eyes were closed. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead"(Mark Haddon 1).
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Book Trailer
National bestseller, The curious case of the dog in the nighttime.
Christopher cannot stand the color yellow, he relates to animals and does not understand human emotion. He is a special ed kid, but would like to one day be a scientist or an astronaut.He also knows every prime number up too 7,057. When he finds his neighbor's dog dead in their front yard he begins to investigate,which leads him to the streets of London. But he may not be ready for what this mystery has in store for him,truths will be revealed,identities will be discovered. How far will Christopher go to find the dogs murderer? Read the book and find out!
Praise for, "TCCDN"
"A lovely piece... Haddon illuminates a core of suffering through the narrowly focused insights of a boy who has not the words to describe emotional pain."
-Daily News.
"Wonderfully surreal...heartbreaking and inspiring....It is hard to think of anyone who would not be moved and delighted by this book."
-Financial Times (London)
"Disorienting and reorienting the reader to devastating effect...as suspenseful as anything in Conan Doyle."
-Jay McInerny, "New York Times Book Review"
"Heart in the mouth stuff, terrifying and moving. Haddon is to be congratulated for imagining a new kind of hero."
-The Daily Telegraph