This is the poignant and hilarious story of Dylan Mint, a teenage boy with Tourette’s syndrome. Controversial yet full of compassion and warmth.
Brian Conaghan makes you travel every step of the way in Dylan’s shoes, laughing and crying – often at the same time – as Dylan faces the twists and turns of an unfair world with glorious optimism and wit, raising important questions of inclusion, marginalisation and neurodiversity with sensitivity and insight. This barnstorming debut was shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, and Brian has gone on to write many stunning, award-winning novels for teens and younger readers, including the Costa-winning The Bombs that Brought Us Together.
| Suitable For: | |
| Other Genres: | |
| Recommendations: |
Dylan Mint has Tourette’s. His 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 mum, Dylan discovers that he’s going to die in March. So he makes a list of things he must do before he dies: first, he wants to have real sex with gorgeous Michelle Malloy; second, he’s got to find his autistic best friend Amir a new best bud; third, he’s got to get his dad back home from the army so they can say goodbye properly.
It’s not a long list, but it’s ambitious, and he doesn’t have much time. Sometimes you’ve just got to go for it – no holding back – and see what happens . . .
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed When Mr Dog Bites and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
When Mr Dog Bites features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for Young Adults, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Gritty Reads
When Mr Dog Bites is available in Paperback, Hardback
When Mr Dog Bites was written by Brian Conaghan and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
When Mr Dog Bites has 371 pages
£7.19
