This book is about a boy called Christopher John Francis Boone. He’s not your average kid because he is autistic and has many unusual behaviors. He turns to mathematics for comfort, he won’t eat foods if they are touching on his plate, and he  judges the start of his day by the number of similarly coloured cars that pass him on the way to school. He finds his next door neighbour’s dog dead and he decides to investigate the dog’s death. He gets more then he bargained for and creates sadness for everyone involved. This is a great book and to those who haven’t read it, I strongly suggest you do.

Reviewed by: Henry Lindsay

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