Rain Reign

A New York Times Bestseller

Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Not everyone understands Rose's obsessions, her rules, and the other things that make her different - not her teachers, not other kids, and not her single father.

When a storm hits their rural town, rivers overflow, the roads are flooded, and 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.

Hearts will break and spirits will soar for this powerful story, brilliantly told from Rose's point of view.

Author: Ann M. Martin
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 10/07/2014
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780312643003
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 169516 / Rain Reign


Award: Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children - Winner
Award: Schneider Family Book Award - Winner
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 89
Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 74
Publishers Weekly 08/18/2014
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2014
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2014 pg. 115
Shelf Awareness 10/14/2014
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 44
New York Times Book Review 11/16/2014 pg. 26
New York Times Book Review 11/09/2014 pg. 24
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2014
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2014 pg. 91
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 72
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/07/2014 pg. 35
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 23
Shelf Awareness 12/12/2014
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2015 pg. 18
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
BookPage 10/01/2014

About the Author

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.