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Curious Incident of the Dog in the by Mark Haddon
Category: Classic | Series: Modern Plays
My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and the capital cities. And every prime number up to 7507. Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears's dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is ...Show more
Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories by Mark Haddon
Category: Fiction
In the winter of 2016 English Heritage sent some of the UK's finest contemporary writers to stay at different sites of historical importance across the UK. From Dover Castle to York's Cold War Bunker their experiences informed their chilling creations. Eight authors, eight ghost stories, eight unsettlin ...Show more
Family: Vintage Minis by Mark Haddon
Category: Fiction | Series: Vintage Minis Ser.
Selected from the books of Mark Haddon. VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human
Insight Guide: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Category: Education | Series: Insight Text Guide
A brilliant study guide to this stunning novel, written by Mark Haddon, for senior secondary English students.
Ocean Star Express by Mark Haddon
Category: Children's
Joe and his parents are enjoying a summer holiday by the sea at the Ocean Star Hotel. The sky is bright blue, the sun shines and Joe loves all that the seaside has to offer. But when the fog rolls in and rain falls, Joe begins to wish that he was back at home again.
Ocean Star Express by Mark Haddon
Category: Children's
The loft is black as night but then above Joe's head a thousand tiny stars begin to sparkle and in the distance he hears the chug-chug-chug of a model train. A whole world is soon to open up before Joe's eyes, a world of snow-capped mountains, great deserts and rocking fishing boats.
Polar Bears by Mark Haddon
Category: Classic | Series: Modern Plays Ser.
Polar Bears is a captivating tale by award-winning writer Mark Haddon. Balancing humour and pathos, it tells of one man's struggle to love, support and live with someone suffering from a psychological condition. With an elliptical structure and teasing timeline, the play handles the subject sensitively, ...Show more
Stop What You're Doing and Read This! by Mark Haddon
Category: Languages and Reference
In any 24 hours there might be sleeping, eating, kids, parents, friends, lovers, work, school, travel, deadlines, emails, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, the news, the TV, Playstation, music, movies, sport, responsibilities, passions, desires, and dreams. Why should you stop what you're doing and read a ...Show more
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Category: Fiction
Mark Haddon's bestselling The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is an unusual detective story written from the perspective of an autistic boy. Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock ...Show more
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Category: Romance | Series: Vintage Contemporaries
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of Christopher's quest t ...Show more