The story: Rose is a lover of homophones, prime numbers, and rules. She always keeps the rules. When her dog Rain (Reign/Rein) is lost in a storm, then found again, everything would seem to be perfect. But when she discovers that Rain was microchipped by her former owner, this girl with Asperger's determines that she needs to do the right thing and return the dog to the people who had her first--even if doing so will cause her more heartache and unforeseen trouble than she can imagine.
June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG-13; violence PG; sexual content G; nudity G; substance abuse PG-13; magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes PG (death of a parent, implied abuse) PG; overall rating PG.
Liz's comments: I liked this one a lot. Told from the perspective of a narrator with Asperger's, it reminded me a bit of "Wonder" by R.J. Palacios, and a bit of "The London Eye Mystery", by Siobhan Dowd, both of which give readers a chance to look at what it's like to be different through the eyes of the one who is. Too bad this one probably won't fly with the MS crowd, as it's about a 5th grader, and MS kids generally won't read down.
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