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The Dog, Ray

The Dog, Ray

Coggin, Linda

Hardcover

AnimalsFamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction

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ISBN10: 0763679380
ISBN13: 9780763679385
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: Nov 1 2016
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.30 Depth: 7.80
Language: English
By turns humorous, poignant, and moving, this tale of a girl who comes back to Earth as a dog is a nuanced portrait of death, love, grief, and hope.

When my death came it was swift. Swift as a running horse. It wasted no time.

Daisy, age twelve, has died in a car accident. She finds herself in the afterworld, which resembles nothing more than a job center. Her soul is being returned to Earth, but not as a human being--she's returning as a dog. A dog who retains Daisy's thoughts and pluck and is determined to get back to her parents and to get back home. What she doesn't expect is that life as a dog named Ray would come with such worries--and moments of jubilation--as she grows to care for others in a whole new way. Told in a compelling first-person voice, Linda Coggin's incredible novel touches on loyalty and freedom, connection and acceptance, and is sure to stay with readers long after the story is done.

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