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Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon
Category: Short Stories
From the bestselling author of The Porpoise come eight mesmerising stories exploring what, ultimately, makes us human. Mark Haddon weaves ancient fables into fresh and unexpected forms, and forges new legends to sit alongside them. The myth of the Minotaur in his labyrinth is turned into a wrenching pa ...Show more
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
'Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them'. This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are also no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other han ...Show more
The Pier Falls by Mark Haddon
Category: Short Stories
"The real redemption in these superbly gripping stories comes from their canny human detail, and the vivid, unsettling clarity they bring to our lives." (Sunday Times). An expedition to Mars goes terribly wrong. A seaside pier collapses. A thirty-stone man is confined to his living room. One woman is ab ...Show more
The Porpoise by Mark Haddon
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
'I really am so very, very sorry about this,' he says, in an oddly formal voice... They strike the side of a grain silo. They are travelling at seventy miles per hour. A newborn baby is the sole survivor of a terrifying plane crash. She is raised in wealthy isolation by an overprotective father. She kno ...Show more
The Porpoise by Mark Haddon
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A fantastical new novel--a modern-day retelling of Shakespeare's Pericles--from the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time When his pregnant wife is killed in a plane crash, the unimaginably wealthy Philippe becomes obsessed with the safety of his surviving da ...Show more
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