One of our Books of the Year 2016 | February 2016 Book of the Month
The heroine of Ann M Martin’s fine novel has a unique voice, and the story she tells is very touching. Rose (rows) has a diagnosis of autism and struggles to understand the unspoken social rules that are built in to the rest of us. Her props are homonyms – she has an ever growing list of words pronounced the same as another but spelled differently – prime numbers, and her dog Rain (reign, rein).
When Rain goes missing, Rose works methodically to find her, but their reunion brings a problem: Rain originally belonged to another family, who also want their dog back. For Rose, for whom written rules are as vital as homonyms, there’s only one course of action to take. Rose tells her story exactly as it happens, but readers will infer so much more from her descriptions of events and the reactions of the other characters.
A delight to read, this is a sophisticated and very moving piece of storytelling. ~ Andrea Reece
How to Look for a Lost Dog joins the growing category of books about young people with a diagnosis of autism and Counting by 7s and We are All Made of Molecules are equally heart-warming and uplifting books for younger readers.
11-year-old Rose is autistic and struggles to understand her classmates. But when her father gives her a stray dog, which she names Rain, the dog becomes her best friend, her anchor in a confusing world. So when Rain goes missing during a storm, Rose refuses to stop looking for him...A touching story from the bestselling author of The Babysitters Club.
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11-year-old Rose is autistic and struggles to understand her classmates. But when her father gives her a stray dog, which she names Rain, the dog becomes her best friend, her anchor in a confusing world.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed How to Look for a Lost Dog and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
How to Look for a Lost Dog features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommended Children's eBooks, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, School Stories, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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How to Look for a Lost Dog was written by Ann M. Martin and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd
How to Look for a Lost Dog has 233 pages
