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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time . Author – Mark Haddon By Zahra. It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Ms. Shear’s house. Its eyes were closed.... This is a very mysterious beginning and story .

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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  1. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Author – Mark Haddon By Zahra

  2. It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Ms. Shear’s house. Its eyes were closed.... This is a very mysterious beginning and story Beginning – grasping

  3. The policeman looked at me for a while without speaking. Then he said, “I am arresting you for assaulting a police officer.” This made me feel a lot calmer because it is what policemen say on television and in films. paragraph – showing how Christopher is comfortable with what he is familiar with

  4. 15 years old • Knows all of the countries in the world + capital cities • Knows every prime number up to 7,057 • Doesn’t understand emotions • Doesn’t like being touched or talked to • Likes Police • Likes White Noise • Gifted in Math • Mother – Judy Boone • Father – Ed Boone • Has disability - Asperger's Syndrome • Difficulty in social interactions Christopher john francisboone

  5. Female Long blond hair Wears glasses – made of green plastic Christopher’s teacher – since he was twelve years of age Siobhan

  6. Christopher finds a Wellington, a large black poodle on Ms. Shear’s lawn (owner of Wellington) • Christopher is motivated to find out what happened to the dog because he loves dogs very much • He starts to try and solve the mystery of who killed Wellington • He uses this mystery to write about for a school assignment • He finds out many things from his neighbour Mrs. Alexander... What happens

  7. Christopher’s mother had passed away from a heart attack 2 years ago – as Ed had said As Christopher investigates, Mrs. Alexander, sais that his mother, Judy, had an affair with Mr. Shears, Ms. Shears’s (owner of dead dog) ex-husband Later on, Christopher discovers that his mother is alive! And that she is living in London with Mr. Roger Shears! Judy and Ed boone

  8. I RECOMMEND this book very much because it is filled with excitement and mystery. This is a book that I would strongly recommend to everyone – even if you aren’t a fan of mystery. It is so intriguing. You are put in the eyes of an investigator and everything seems so real! Recommend

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