| Christopher Boone is a 15-year old autistic boy who writes a novel in the style of Sherlock Holmes to try to solve the murder of his neighbor's dog, Wellington.
While interviewing neighbors about the event, he discovers that his father has been lying to him about his mother's "death." Christopher becomes obsessed with trying to solve the murder of the dog and tries to make sense of his mother's "death." He cannot understand at first that his mother is not really dead because he is autistic and doesn't have a real grasp on reality and his emotions. Throughout the book Christopher struggles with his own emotions and his reality. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - humorous Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day) Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes Loss of... Brain/Body disability? - mental illness Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Amount of dialog - little dialog |
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