A bestselling modern classic--both poignant and funny--about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor\'s dog and discovers unexpected truths about himself and the world.
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..
And he detests the color yellow.
He cannot stand to be touched.
He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions.
Nominated as one of America\'s best-loved novels by PBS\'s The Great American Read Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057.
A bestselling modern classic--both poignant and funny--about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor\'s dog and discovers unexpected truths about himself and the world