It's a fictional, first-person account by a 15 year old autistic boy, Christopher, who finds a neighbour's dog has been killed and decides to investigate. Assuming the depiction of his condition is accurate, this gives an insight into how he thinks. He's a less extreme version of Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man who needs routine to help him deal with life. He has to make some radical breaks to that routine and uncovers some shocking facts.
Christopher is good at maths, if not a prodigy/savant, and the book includes a few little mathematical diversions, but you don't have to understand them to follow the story.
I actually have the children's edition of the book, but it's aimed at teenagers and above. There's some swearing and talk about 'adult themes'.
I found it an enjoyable and fairly quick read that made me think.
Can anyone tell me how to get a slightly larger gap between the image frame and the text. It's not too bad in IE, but Firefox renders it a bit tight for my tastes. Using the Amazon link will benefit Tilly's school.
