The Dog, Ray, Linda Coggin
The Dog, Ray, Linda Coggin
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The Dog, Ray

Author: Linda Coggin

Narrator: Whitney Dykhouse

Unabridged: 2 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/08/2016

Synopsis

By turns humorous, poignant, and moving, this tale of a girl who comes back to Earth as a dog is a nuanced portrait of death, love, grief, and hope.When my death came it was swift. Swift as a running horse. It wasted no time.Daisy, age twelve, has died in a car accident. She finds herself in the afterworld, which resembles nothing more than a job center. Her soul is being returned to Earth, but not as a human being—she’s returning as a dog. A dog who retains Daisy’s thoughts and pluck and is determined to get back to her parents and to get back home. What she doesn’t expect is that life as a dog named Ray would come with such worries—and moments of jubilation—as she grows to care for others in a whole new way. Told in a compelling first-person voice, Linda Coggin’s incredible novel touches on loyalty and freedom, connection and acceptance, and is sure to stay with readers long after the story is done.

About Linda Coggin

Linda Coggin taught horseback riding in the West Indies before studying mime in Paris and the former Czechoslovakia and then becoming an actor and television host. She now writes poetry and novels for young people and lives in Wiltshire, England, with her family and their many animals.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dana on May 02, 2016

I held off on reading this book because I was worried that this would be a tear-jerker, but it actually wasn't too hard emotionally. The story follows Ray, a young girl who died in a car crash and is reincarnated as a dog. She soon meets Pip, a homeless boy who is on a quest to find his long lost fa......more

Goodreads review by Carole on November 06, 2016

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life It has been almost forever since I picked up a book written for middle grade children. I decided to grab this one largely because of the awesome cover and the fact that I am a complete nut when it comes to dogs didn't hurt. This ended up being a n......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on November 17, 2016

This book is very interesting. It's about a 12 year old girl who dies in a car crash and is reincarnated as a dog. It's extremely different from anything I've read before and I doubt I'll ever read a book like it again. I did really like this book but the narrative wasn't quite for me. I had a hard......more

Goodreads review by Maci on March 14, 2019

I think the theme for this book is even though you may loose something you can also win something. I choose this theme because I think multiple characters experienced this. For example when the main character turns into a dog she looses her parents but gains the friendship of a homeless man. Also as......more

Goodreads review by Emma on April 11, 2017

Original, insightful, pretty much perfect.......more

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