2. Complete the review with one word in each gap.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time This award-winning novel (1) ...................................... written by Mark Haddon in 2003. The book describes the life of Christopher John Francis Boone, a 15-year-old boy who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome. The book is written in (2) ...................................... first person (3) ...................................... Haddon. The author is aware that he is not (4) ...................................... expert on the subject of autism; nevertheless, he believes his early experience of working with children with disabilities helped him to write the book. At the start of the book, Christopher finds the neighbour’s dog, Wellington, dead in the neighbour’s front garden and, (5) ...................................... to find out what has happened, he takes it upon himself to investigate the case. He writes his daily findings in a book, which turns out (6) ...................................... be The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Haddon’s book was meant to (7) ...................................... for an adult audience, but Haddon’s publisher decided
(8) ...................................... widen the target audience and made it available to children as well. In a survey in Britain, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time (9) ...................................... voted by readers in the top five all time ‘happy endings’. In 2012 the book was adapted for the stage and has (10) ...................................... performed in London and Mexico.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time This award-winning novel (1) was written by Mark Haddon in 2003. The book describes the life of Christopher John Francis Boone, a 15-year-old boy who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome. The book is written in (2) the first person (3) of Haddon. The author is aware that he is not (4) an expert on the subject of autism; nevertheless, he believes his early experience of working with children with disabilities helped him to write the book. At the start of the book, Christopher finds the neighbour’s dog, Wellington, dead in the neighbour’s front garden and, (5) trying to find out what has happened, he takes it upon himself to investigate the case. He writes his daily findings in a book, which turns out (6) to be The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Haddon’s book was meant to (7) be for an adult audience, but Haddon’s publisher decided (8) to widen the target audience and made it available to children as well. In a survey in Britain, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time (9) was voted by readers in the top five all time ‘happy endings’. In 2012 the book was adapted for the stage and has (10) been performed in London and Mexico.