[LM_NET] BOOK: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Haddon

[Frederick Muller <mullinator52@GMAIL.COM>]

Haddon, Mark. The curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
Vintage, 2002 [978-1-4000-3271-6]
One night Christopher finds his neighbor's dog murdered with a
pitchfork.  Because he is found with the dog, he is taken to the
police station where his father picks him up.  The reader slowly
realizes that Christopher is not a normal child.  He is autistic.
What makes this incredible story so powerful is that the book is
narrated by Christopher.  The reader gets into the mind of an autistic
child, his feelings, his thoughts, and his rationale.  All the twists
of the plot are seen through Christopher's eyes.  This 226 page book
was very enlightening to me.  Although I had been a special education
teacher for 13 years, knowing all the book-learning and even working
with autistic children did not make me feel like this book.  This is a
MUST-READ for anyone who has any contact with an autistic person.
Please be aware that when Christopher goes out into the world, he
meets people who use some colorful language.  There are people using
the "f-word" and the "c-word."  It is not overdone.. but it is there.


-- 
Frederick Muller, Librarian
Halsted Middle School Library
Newton, NJ
mullinator52@gmail.com
My book reviews are compiled at http://www.mullersreviews.com
My book review blog is at http://MullerInTheMiddle.blogspot.com

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