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When Mr Dog Bites
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Description
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2015
Hilariously touching and outrageously unforgettable: Mark Haddon's Christopher Boone meets Holden Caulfield on one *#@! of a journey. . .
Dylan Mint has Tourette's. Being sixteen is hard enough, but Dylan's life is a constant battle to keep the bad stuff in – the swearing, the tics, the howling dog that seems to escape whenever he gets stressed... But a routine visit to the hospital changes everything. Overhearing a hushed conversation between the doctor and his mother, Dylan discovers that he's going to die next March. So he grants himself three parting wishes or 'Cool Things To Do Before I Cack It'. But as Dylan sets out to make his wishes come true, he discovers that nothing – and no-one – is quite as he had previously supposed.
Product details
Published | 16 Jan 2014 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 320 |
ISBN | 9781408838358 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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I loved Dylan Mint. He made me laugh out loud and his tenacity had me rooting for him from the first page
Stephen Kelman
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It's the F-word – funny, foul-mouthed, fantastic!
Charlie Higson
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So surprising and charming it would be hard not to feel a little uplifted
Observer
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Beautifully observed and hilariously uncomfortable ... Mint has a certain charm, and his mangled language and omnivorous approach to slang suggest a lively, inquiring brain
Philip Womack, Guardian
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Energetic, confident and compassionate ... There's a genuine exuberance about it ... [Conaghan] is one to watch
Scotland on Sunday
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