HADDON, Mark <br/><br/>
The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time  

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 - 226 hlm.  ilus.  18 cm 
<br/><br/> fifteen year old christopher is autistic and everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. He lives on patterns, rules, and a diagram kept in his pocket. Then one day, a neighbor's dog, wellington, is Killed and his carefully constructed universe is threatened. Christopher sets out to solve the murder in the style of his favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes. What follows makes for a novel that is deeply funny, poignant, and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose course and blessing are a mind that perceives the world entirely literally.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1-4000-7783-4 
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<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Grade 7-9
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.