WHEN MR DOG BITES

Book ID/图书代码： 02000013B62467

English Summary/英文概要： 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 . . .
This is the launch of a major new writing talent. 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.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 妥瑞症是一種發病於兒童時期，神經慢性的精神異常。患者會突然不自主做出快速反覆、無韻律的動作或聲音。

從小罹患妥瑞症的Dylan Mint，他的人生是一場永無止境的煎熬與漫長的復健之路。他總是不由自主的抽搐、叫囂咒駡別人，每當他倍感嚴重的壓力，就連嚎叫的狗都會聞風而逃，而一次到醫院的例行檢查，Dylan的生活將會從此改變。

無意間偷聽到了醫生和母親之間的對話，Dylan發現他將會在一年內死去。於是，他決定必須在死前，列下一份清單並完成三個願望。

首先，他必須把到同班的美女同學Michelle，和她交往並實際有 “當大人” 的體驗。其次，他要幫助患有自閉症的夥伴Amir找到一個新的好朋友。最後，他想把父親找回來，讓他的媽媽可以停止不再哭泣。

這雖然只是短短的一份清單，但對於時日不多的Dylan，應該還是可以完成的。隨著每一個腳步的完成願望，他該如何用樂觀向上的心去面對每一個看似不公的世界...

如果《深夜小狗神祕習題》是為了幫助我們更了解罹患亞斯伯格症的孩子，這本書《When Mr Dog Bites》就是描述妥瑞症候群患者內心世界的感人故事。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：Saturday Times top 10 fiction bestsellers.
Read Brian’s piece on the Writers’ & Artists’ site on swearing in children’s books, or watch his YouTube video
We have sold rights in Germany, Estonia, Czech, Danish and Brazil

The paperback was released earlier this month and was selected for the Waterstones Autumn Book Club

http://www.waterstones.com/blog/2014/09/join-our-autumn-book-club/

About the Author/作者介绍： 定居愛爾蘭都柏林的Brian Conaghan，是一位來自格拉斯哥大學的創意寫手。現為老師的Brian，致力於兒童及其家庭提供專業照顧。

Brian Conaghan is a Scot living and working as a teacher in Dublin. He has an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow.

Format:电子手稿

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：RIGHTS SoLD: Arche verlag (German), Argo nakladatelsvi (Czech), Pegasus yayinlari (Turkish), Rocco (Brazilian Portuguese), Rosinante (Danish)

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