Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger's syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Rain was a lost dog Rose's father brought home. Rose and Rain are practically inseparable. And they are often home alone, as Rose's father spends most evenings at a bar, and doesn't have much patience for his special-needs daughter.
Just as a storm hits town, Rain goes missing. Rose's father shouldn't have let Rain out. Now Rose has to find her dog, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places to search. Rose will find Rain, but so will Rain's original owners.
Hearts will break and spirits will soar for this powerful story, brilliantly told from Rose's point of view.
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“[An] affecting, elegantly
burnished middle-grade book about a girl with autism…The
deftness with which Martin renders Rose’s life is admirable…And yet the book isn’t
actually about autism, or even any coming-of-age theme. It’s about love and
fealty, fear, hope, the release from burdens, and what kids—all kids—need but
often don’t get…don’t take this book anywhere you wouldn’t want to have a
sudden burst of tears. Or, for that matter, a wash of warm recognition that we
all—the poor and neurologically challenged, too—can find a way to the sunlight.”
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New York Times Book Review