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* SensoryOverload: In class, Rose is driven to distraction by things the other kids don't notice, like the humming of the teacher's laptop.

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* SensoryOverload: In class, Rose is driven to distraction by things the other kids don't notice, like the humming of the teacher's laptop. She's the only kid who screams and covers her ears during fire drills.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Wesley Howard is a hot-tempered mechanic. Weldon is more soft-spoken and works a "wuss job" at a desk.
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* FosterKid: When Rose's father was ten, he and Weldon were removed from their abusive father and placed in foster care. They lived in a total of seven foster families before they turned eighteen. The longest they ever stayed with a family was 21 months. The shortest was 78 days.

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* FosterKid: When Rose's father was ten, he and Weldon were removed from their abusive father and placed in foster care. They lived in a total of seven foster families homes before they turned eighteen. The longest they ever stayed with a family was 21 months. The shortest was 78 days.

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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Two platonic examples. [[spoiler:Rose returns Rain, aka Olivia, to her original owners. Rain's excitement when she sees them tells Rose that she's made the right decision. Later, her father abandons her with her Uncle Weldon because he thinks Weldon would be a better parent. Rose realizes how hard the decision must have been for him.]]



* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Rose's father leaves her with her Uncle Weldon, feeling that he'd be a better parent.]]

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* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Rose's father leaves drops her with her off at Uncle Weldon, feeling that he'd be a better parent.Weldon's house and disappears.]]

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* MissingMom: Rose's mom ran away from the family when she was two. One thing she has in common with her father is that he was also raised by his dad but not his mom.

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* MissingMom: Rose's mom ran away from the family when she was two. [[spoiler:Or so her father told her. She learns later that her mother actually died.]] One thing she has in common with her father is that he was also raised by his dad but not his mom.


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* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Rose's father leaves her with her Uncle Weldon, feeling that he'd be a better parent.]]
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* TropeyComeHome: Rose systematically searches for Rain, calling all the shelters. [[spoiler:It turns out Rain's previous owners did the same thing, even making flyers, but they never found her because she was living with the Howards.]]
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* NarrativeProfanityFilter: Rose's father says, "That Jerry [[spoiler:fired me]] today." Rose notes that instead of "Jerry," he actually said a word she's not allowed to say.

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* NarrativeProfanityFilter: Rose's father says, "That Jerry [[spoiler:fired me]] today." Rose notes adds that instead of "Jerry," he actually said a word she's not allowed to say.
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* NarrativeProfanityFilter: Rose's father says, "That Jerry [[spoiler:fired me]] today." Rose notes that instead of "Jerry," he actually said a word she's not allowed to say.
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* BackseatDriver: Rose corrects people who don't obey the traffic laws. She was kicked off the school bus because the driver didn't use a directional, and Rose yelled "Mrs. Ringwood, stop right now!" causing a minor traffic jam.

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* FosterKid: When Rose's father was ten, he and Weldon were removed from their abusive father and placed in foster care. They lived in a total of seven foster families before they turned eighteen. The longest they ever stayed with a family was 21 months. The shortest was 78 days.



* MissingMom: Rose's mom ran away from the family when she was two.

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* MissingMom: Rose's mom ran away from the family when she was two. One thing she has in common with her father is that he was also raised by his dad but not his mom.
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''Rain Reign'' is a middle-grade novel by Ann M. Martin.

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''Rain Reign'' is a middle-grade middle grade novel by Ann M. Martin.

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Rose Howard is an eleven-year-old with Asperger's who is obsessed with homonyms. Her best friend is her dog Rain, a name she picked because it has two homonyms, and because her father found her in a rainstorm. When Rain goes missing during a hurricane, Rose searches for her.

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Rose Howard is an eleven-year-old with Asperger's who is obsessed with homonyms. Her best friend is One night her dog Rain, father brings home a name she picked stray dog. Rose names her Rain because it has two homonyms, and because her father she was found her in a rainstorm. rainstorm.When Rain goes missing during a hurricane, Rose searches for her.
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* InMemoriam: "In memory of sweet Sadie, March 11, 1998-October 7, 2013"
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''Rain Reign'' is a middle-grade novel by Ann M. Martin.

Rose Howard is an eleven-year-old with Asperger's who is obsessed with homonyms. Her best friend is her dog Rain, a name she picked because it has two homonyms, and because her father found her in a rainstorm. When Rain goes missing during a hurricane, Rose searches for her.
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!!''Rain Reign'' contains examples of:
* AlliterativeFamily: Rose's father '''W'''esley and her uncle '''W'''eldon.
* HeldBackInSchool: Rose is in fifth grade despite being almost twelve because the school doesn't know what to do with her.
* InMemoriam: "In memory of sweet Sadie, March 11, 1998-October 7, 2013"
* MissingMom: Rose's mom ran away from the family when she was two.
* SensoryOverload: In class, Rose is driven to distraction by things the other kids don't notice, like the humming of the teacher's laptop.
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