This book is from the boy character's point of view. This boy has a mental disability like Forrest Gump, who is very intelligent in math and thinks everything in a logical sense. He discovers his neighbor's dead dog, with a big fork (one used for farming?) pierced through its body in the middle of his neighbor's yard. His neighbor thinks it is him who murdered the dog, but the boy tries to find out who the murderer is. This motivates him to write a novel about the mystery of the murder of his neighbor's dog. He lives with his father, and he has a pet rat who he likes to spend time with. One day, he hears that his mother died of a disease. However there wasn't even a funeral. But, later, the boy finds out these letters in his dad's room, where his dad kept it away from the boy. The boy becomes furious from his dad. The boy and his family goes through hard times resolving conflicts, and the boy goes through different feelings of confusion, overwhelmed feelings, and happiness.

This book reminds of the character Forrest Gump. Both characters have a mental disabilities, but they are incredibly intelligent than normal people. I think the character in the book has the logical, critical thinking brain and Forrest Gump has the physical endurance, athletic brain. They both manage to both get through their lives regarding they both have disabilities. Also, they have life obstacles that they must overcome. Moreover, both have strong devotion towards their families, with a strong bond to their mothers.

If I were this boy, I would be extremely mad at my father if he lied that my mother died even though she did not. Also, I would be mad at my mother for running away from dad, and living with my neighbor in a different city. In addition, I would be mad at the people around me for always disregarding that I can be able to do things that they can do, and looking down low at me. It was very interesting to read a novel in the autistic boy's point of view because I could get the full of picture of how he feels towards things, and on his thoughts of the situations he goes through.