Rain Reign, Ann M. Martin
Rain Reign, Ann M. Martin
7 Rating(s)
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Rain Reign

Author: Ann M. Martin

Narrator: Ann M. Martin

Unabridged: 4 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2014


Synopsis

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.

About Ann M. Martin

Ann M. Martin is the author of Ten Rules for Living with My Sister, Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life, and Everything for a Dog, all from Feiwel and Friends. She won a Newbery Honor Award for A Corner of the Universe, and is the author of the beloved Baby-sitters Club series. She lives in upstate New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiff on March 10, 2015

3.5 stars. Review originally posted at Mostly YA Lit Check out my expectations of Rain Reign before reading! A compelling character study of a girl with high-functioning autism, Rain Reign is a middle-grade novel with a deceptively simple writing style. When I first started the novel, I immediatel......more

Goodreads review by Snotchocheez on November 09, 2015

I find myself sucked in to novels (often with first-person narration) of the travails of a high-functioning autistic kid, hoping the author will "get it right", only to be ultimately underwhelmed by gimmickry, or gooey feel-good-ery. Rain Reign, a (presumably) YA novel featuring 10 year-old fifth gr......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on May 09, 2015

A sweet, sad story told from the point of a mildly autistic girl who is misunderstood, tries every day to be who others want her to be, and loves her dog. A great narrative voice.......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on November 23, 2014

I started and finished this book in one sitting. Before the rest of the house was awake. I couldn't imagine putting it down. Rose is a girl I might have met, but this novel gave me a deeper peek into how she ticks and for this, I am very grateful to Ann M. Martin. Any title that helps a teacher thin......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on February 21, 2015

Before I read this book, I showed it to my 10yo and asked if he wanted to read it first, since it had just been given one of the ALA awards. Now I'm glad that he declined because he's halfway through another book. I stayed up until the wee hours finishing this book, tense and sick to my stomach the......more