Our book for late August or early September (I haven't picked a date yet) will be The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. It is a story written from the perspective of a 15 year old boy who has autism. A summary...
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.Some links...
This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.
Wikipedia article about the book
Reading group questions
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