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Rose is a fifth grade girl with Asperger’s Syndrome, OCD, and an obsession with homonyms. Lonely at school, and in a tension-filled relationship with her father, she finds companionship in a dog she names Rain. Written from Rose’s perspective, it’s an insightful look into the mindset of a
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Publication
Feiwel & Friends (2014), Edition: 1, 240 pages
Description
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.
Awards
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Fiction — 2014)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2017)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Honor — 2019)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2017)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 4-8 — 2017)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2016)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2016)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2017)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2017)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2017)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2017)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee — 2017)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Honor Book — 2015)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2017)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 2017)
North Carolina Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2016)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Elementary — 2019)
Rhode Island Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2016)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2017)
Josette Frank Award (Winner — Younger Readers — 2015)
IBBY Honour Book (2018)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2017)
The White Ravens (2015)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Nominee — 2016)
Charlotte Huck Award (Winner — 2015)
Schneider Family Book Award (Winner — Middle Grades — 2015)
CCBC Choices (2015)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Intermediate — 2017)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2015)
Great Reads from Great Places (New York — 2015)
Notable Children's Book (2015)
Nerdy Book Award (Middle Grade Fiction — 2014)
Reading Olympics (Elementary — 2024)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2014)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
240
Physical description
240 p.; 8.78 inches
ISBN
0312643004 / 9780312643003
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |