Common Reading 2007-2008

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

 

 

Book Reviews and Author Information

Online Databases
ProQuest Select "Review" from document type dropbox and search by author name or book title.
Literature Resource Center (TEL) Includes biographical information and full-text reviews.

Some Websites
Interviews: Mark HaddonMark Haddon talks about his book on NPR.
Random House BooksThe publisher's description, book guide, and excerpts.
Mathematical Association of America ReviewWhere most reviews focus on literary merit, this one deals with the depiction mathematics--and Christopher's obsession with it--throughout the book.

Reference Books

Need to brush up your understanding of the literary devices common to mysteries? Don't understand the some of the manifestations of Christopher's Autism? Start here:

Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Children An E-book
Encyclopaedia of Mathematics Ref QA5 .M3713
Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science Ref HQ767.84 .E52 2005
Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery Ref PN3448.D4 M87 1999
Encyclopedia of Special Education Ref LC4007 .E53 2007
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Ref RC41 .G35 1999
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Ref HQ9 .E52 2003

Selected Databases

 

Because this book includes so many themes and can be approached from various angles, you'll want to give some thought to the databases you search. For example, searching "autism" and "adolescence" will yield very different results in an education database than in a medical database.

General & Interdisciplinary Databases:

• Expanded Academic ASAP (TEL)
• JSTOR Arts and Sciences
• ProQuest

Medical & Nursing:

• CINAHL
• PubMED

Education:

• Education Full Text
• Education Journals (ProQuest)
  

Sociology & Social Work:

• PsycINFO
• Social Science Journals (ProQuest)

Browse the catalog using one of these subject headings:

 

Just type one of the phrases below into the Find box, select "Subject Browse" and click Search.

• Autism
• Autistic Disorder
• Detective and Mystery Stories
• Divorce Psychological Aspects
• Mathematical Ability Testing
• Special Education Great Britain

Selected Websites

Department for Children, Schools and Families The British governmental department responsible for children to the age of 19.

National Institute of Mental Health News, research and resources on autism.

A Genius Explains The Guardian (British Newspaper) interviews Daniel Tammet, a mathematical genius with autism.

Hound of the Baskervilles Read Christopher's favorite novel.