Rain Reign
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780312643003
Pages
223 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Struggling with Asperger's, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines in order to search for her pet.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; family death; legal guardianship; raising niece
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single father
Awards
New York Times Notable Children's Books, 2014
School Library Journal Best Books, 2014
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015
Best of the Best Books, 2014
Booklist Editors Choice: Books for Youth, 2014
Choices, 2015
Distinguished Books, 2014
Horn Book Fanfare, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2014
Notable Children's Books, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015
NYC Reads 365, 2015
Top of the List, 2014
Battle of the Books, 2015-2016
Nominee
Bluestem Award, 2017
Nominee
Charlie May Simon Childrens Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2017
Nominee
Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2015
Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2016
Nominee
Land of Enchantment Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Maine Student Book Award, 2015-2016
Nominee
Mark Twain Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Reading Olympics Booklist, 2016
None
Sequoyah Book Award, 2017
Nominee
South Carolina Children's Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Wisconsin Battle of the Books, 2016-2017
Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Schneider Family Book Award, 2015, Winner, Middle School
Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, 2015, Winner
Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, 2016, Winner, Children's Literature
Josette Frank Award, 2015, Winner
Keywords
dog; homonyms; Asperger's Syndrome; rules
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Martin, Ann M., "Rain Reign" (2014). Diverse Families. 625.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/625