a unique, charming, brilliant, and socially awkward teenager who is on the autism spectrum; he is a very gifted mathematician and curious with a capital “C”; he should feel like a boy becoming a man; when Christopher discovers his next-door neighbor’s dog Wellington with a garden fork in his chest, dead on the lawn, he sets out to discover who killed Wellington; his search takes him out of his comfort zone in his small suburban neighborhood to the big city by bus; besides solving the mystery of the dog’s murder, Christopher goes on an emotional journey that would rock the world of any 15 year old; he uncovers truths about his parents, fidelity, love, and betrayal; and in the process, he learns how to deal with his emotions, dig deep in his heart for forgiveness, and understand the world, even when he discovers that world we live in is sometimes one without logic or fairness.