His novel, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," from 2003 was published in 35 different countries and it sold 2.6 millions copies only in Britain, which makes it the third best selling novel of the decade. ... He has later said that this inspired him to write The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. ... Shears, the owner of the dead dog. ... Christopher discovers the neighbor's dog dead on the ground. ... In my opinion The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a great book that is absolutely delightful to read. ...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time gave Haddon bestseller status and gave him, probably, the most honorable prize: The Whitbread Novel of the Year Award, better known as the Costa Book Award. ... He is a man who got his temper under control most of the time. ... It turns out that the father actually has lied to Christopher about his mom, and he killed the dog Wellington. ... Point of View "The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time," is written in 1st person, and it is told from Christopher's perspective. Plot Overview Christopher Boone finds his neighbors dog, Wel...

• Word Count: 898
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a fictional autobiographical/ murder mystery novel created by Mark Haddon, who crafts the central personality, voice, and protagonist Christopher Boone, as a unique and inimitable character who touches the heart of the reader. ...

• Word Count: 561
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

" Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 164 For decades, both media and literature have depicted autistic children with varying perspectives. Contrary to the innocence often portrayed through youth characters, Mark Haddon painted the main character of his award-winning novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Christopher Boone, as an autistic young adult faced with challenges in his life, including the discovery of the murder of his neighbor's dog. ... Shears' dog, Wellington, murdered with a pitchfork, in the Shears' backyard. ... ...

• Word Count: 922
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," by Mark Haddon, integrates unique elements of structure, language style and character narration to really deliver a rare, wonderful and one of a kind book that truly brings up thought provoking issues and is overall a satisfying read. ... Maintaining interest and providing entertainment are two key points in creating a lucrative and successful novel, this is achieved outstandingly in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, through the use of an atypical structure. ... Untypical facets such as an unconventional numbering system and ...

• Word Count: 1041
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the book, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," there is a story told within a story about a 15-year-old autistic boy that investigates in the murder of his neighbor's dog, Wellington. ... But there is only ever one thing which happened at a particular time and a particular place. And there are an infinite number of things which didn't happen at that time and that place. ... Mother had been alive all the time. ... Shears' dog, but he also lied about the existence of his mother. ...

• Word Count: 850
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon the main character Christopher becomes more socially intelligent, sensitive and self-sufficient as he gets older. ... In the book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Christopher was a boy who had autism. ...

• Word Count: 1047
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School