How to Look for a Lost Dog

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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. So when Rain goes missing during a storm, Rose refuses to stop looking for her... A touching story from the bestselling author of The Babysitters Club. Selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book ClubEleven-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 beloved author of The Babysitters Club.

Ann M. Martin is the author of the bestselling Baby-Sitters Club series, which sold 176 million copies worldwide. In addition, she is the author of over thirty critically-acclaimed novels, including A Corner of the Universe which won a Newbery Honor in 2003, and How to Look For a Lost Dog, selected for the Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club.

A bittersweet tale of an autistic girl and her dog from the author of The Baby-Sitters Club series. It may not be familiar to today's young readers but it's certainly worth discovering. * The Sunday Express * [A] moving, thought-provoking and beautifully crafted novel. * Lancashire Evening Post * A delight to read, this is a sophisticated and very moving piece of storytelling. * LoveReading4Kids * A riveting, seamless narrative in which each word sings & each scene counts. * Kirkus Reviews * A sensitive look at what it means to see the world differently. * The Irish Times *