NORTH READING READS 2005
Recognition of North Reading Reads 2005 at a
recent School Committee meeting; from left to
right: Dr. David Troughton, Superintendent of Schools,
Carl Nelson, Business Manager, Maureen Vacca, Gerald
Venezia, Steve Jervey, and Nicole Davis.
The winning title for 2005 was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. The vote was close. Thank you for your participation. Keep watch here for questions to consider as you read. Reserve your copy at the library. Copies are also available for sale at The Andover Bookstore at a 10% discount. What did you think of the book? Please email your comments, mnr@mvlc.org, for posting on the Readers' Comments page.
Join us in the library Activity Room for one of the book discussions in March:
Evening Book
Discussion Tuesday, March 8, 7 PM
A Curious Party for Teens, Tuesday, March 15, 4:30 PM
Forum, conducted by
Jean
Trounstine, Tuesday, March 22, 7 PM
North Reading Book Discussion Club
Wednesday, March 30 10 am-12 noon
Discussions will also be held at the North Reading High School
Library during Power Block in March.
Visit the Library Gallery to see
paintings by North Reading High School students, inspired by The
Curious Incident. These works were created under the direction
of Melody Phaneuf, art teacher at the High School. The paintings are
currently on display in the library Reading Room.
Participants at the March 22 forum.
Mike Cady, Jon Bernard, and Steve Jervey at the March 22
forum.
The North Reading Book Discussion Club, March 30.
Here are links to selected interviews and reviews:
Powells.com Interviews - Mark Haddon
Bookbrowse.com Reviews & Excerpt
Links to a selection of reviews
Review
from The Modern Word
The
Mathematical Side: Review from the Mathematical Association of
America
Discussion questions and other editions:
Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides.com
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon: Christopher John Francis Boone is not your average narrator. But then again, this is not your average story. When the autistic 15-year-old finds the dead body of his neighbor's dog, Wellington, he is determined to write about his investigations. However, Christopher's detective works proves to be harder than it at first seemed. Questions about Wellington lead to a mystery surrounding Christopher's parents and Christopher's literal view of the world conflicts with the complexities of social interactions. The result is an intriguing look into the mind of an autistic teen and a touching portrait of a family in crisis. Published in 2003, this book was a New York Times and Boston Globe bestseller, a Today Show Book Club Choice, and winner of the Alex Award.
- Suggested Further Reading: Fiction: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes; By the Light of the Moon, by Dean R. Koontz, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Autism: Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism by Paul Collins; Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin. Further Non-Fiction: Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner; An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks.
- Thank you to our sponsors: Reading Co-operative Bank, Reading Eye Associates, and the Friends of the Library.
Books that were also under consideration for North Reading Reads 2005: The River King by Alice Hoffman and Typical American by Gish Jen.
NORTH READING READS 2005 ORGANIZERS:
North Reading High School
Flint Memorial Library
North Reading Book Discussion Club
Friends of the Flint Memorial Library
NORTH READING READS 2005 SPONSORS:
Reading Co-operative Bank
Reading Eye
Associates
Friends of the
Flint Memorial Library