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Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority
2007 HKCEE English Language Recommended texts for the School-based Assessment (SBA) component


 

Title:
  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Author:
  Mark Haddon
Level:
 
Genre:
  Adventure
Crime and detective stories
Film/TV tie-ins
Mystery
Teenage life
Category:
  Print fiction

About the book:
  Christopher is a young boy who has problems understanding the world around him. A dog dies suddenly, which makes Christopher curious. Life then becomes more confusing.
     
Web links:


Read reviews of this book by teenage readers from around the world
www.readingmatters.co.uk/book.php?id=235

Official book website ¡X listen to an extract
www.randomhouse.co.uk/curious/
www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/grownups/
davidficklingbooks/curious/

Film version in production ¡X due to be released 2006
www.imdb.com/title/tt0435628/

     
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