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When Mr. Dog Bites
- Author
- Brian Conaghan
- Narrator
- Julian Elfer
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 20 August 2026
- Run Time
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories
What to expect
All Dylan Mint has ever wanted is to keep his Tourette’s in check and live life as a "normal" teenager. The swearing, the tics, the howling “dog” that escapes when things are at their worst--nothing about Tourette’s makes it easy to meet cute girls or have normal friends (or many friends at all). But a routine hospital visit changes everything--Dylan overhears that he's going to die. In an attempt to claim the life he’s always wanted, he decides to grant himself parting wishes, or "Cool Things To Do Before I Cack It". In an intimate portrayal of life with Tourette’s, Dylan’s journey to come to terms with the disorder that has defined his life and his preconceptions about the world around him is hilarious, painful and, ultimately, utterly masterful.
Critics Review
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Insightful, engaging. . . . This is an uninhibited and compelling look inside the mind of a teen living with Tourette's.
School Library Journal
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Dylan is a wonderful character--hopeful in the face of death, loving despite the slurs and cruelty he faces, and incredibly loyal to Amir. . . . This is an unusual coming-of-age tale that is thoroughly engaging.
VOYA
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Charming . . . Dylan is smart and caring, and beneath his realistically portrayed condition, he is a normal teenager with relatable concerns. As Dylan would say, this one is 'A-mayonnaise-ing.'
Booklist
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The book does a nice job of showing a teen coping with more than his disorder . . . Teens will laugh their way through to find Dylan’s heart of gold.
BCCB
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Readers will laugh out loud.
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Details
- Author
- Brian Conaghan
- Narrator
- Julian Elfer
- Duration
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9781547621859
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan, read by Julian ElferAll Dylan Mint has ever wanted is to keep his Tourette’s in check and live life as a "normal" teenager. The swearing, the tics, the howling “dog” that escapes when things are at their worst--nothing about Tourette’s makes it easy to meet cute girls or have normal friends (or many friends at all). But a routine hospital visit changes everything--Dylan overhears that he's going to die. In an attempt to claim the life he’s always wanted, he decides to grant himself parting wishes, or "Cool Things To Do Before I Cack It". In an intimate portrayal of life with Tourette’s, Dylan’s journey to come to terms with the disorder that has defined his life and his preconceptions about the world around him is hilarious, painful and, ultimately, utterly masterful.
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