WHS Book of the Week #2 - November 12, 2009

The second WHS book of the week is the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by mark haddon. This novel debuted in 2004 and won numerous awards and merits. The story begins with the death of a neighbor's poodle and the 15-year-old boy who finds him and wants to solve the "crime." What is unique about this 15-year-old narrator of the story is that he is autistic.

"My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries

of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7057."

Christopher hates to be touched, loves to do math problems in his head, and wants to solve the mystery of the dog at night-time. It is a heart-warming look into the mind of an autistic boy who "find people confusing. "

Although Christopher insists that "This will not be a funny book. I cannot tell jokes because I do not understand them, " the book contains numerous laugh-out-loud moments and very touching humor.

Join Michael and Joseph Chapman, Ms. Turcotte, and me as lovers of this book. Are there others of you out there. Post your comments!