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Kaitlin Brantley Children’s Literature I Professor Billings 22 November 2020 Rain Reign Analysis Rain Reign was a beautiful, moving story about a young child named Rose who had High-functioning Autism. The setting took place mostly at Rose’s home and her classroom. The story followed Rose facing a variety of challenges; how her disability affects her mannerisms, and how she dealt with conflicts tossed her way. One of the happenstances in the story was her father who had anger issues, drank often, and was not a typical supportive and stable parent that Rose needed. However, Rose’s Uncle Weldon was where she found support, paternal love, and stability, and was more understanding of Rose and her quirks than her father Wesley was. The conflict that set the stage in the book was a hurricane that swept through. Due to her father letting Rose’s dog, Rain, outside without a collar on, the dog went missing. The story followed Rose’s plan to find her beloved friend and the challenges that presented themselves to her while she was searching. The hurricane that took precedence of the several other conflicts resulted in Rose’s beloved routine being thrown off. One would add that the storm set off a domino effect in the book which left an overwhelming number of challenges for an average child to face, not to mention one whom has a disability that requires stability and a set routine. One small change in Rose’s routine would usually lead to outbursts and what would be considered misbehavior at school and at home. Among these changes were not having Rain, her father being home more often than she was used to, and not having school to go to. Throughout the story the reader could

sense Rose’s feelings of being misunderstood. Nevertheless, the writer gave the children a character that overcame each challenge thrown her way and presented her own quirky ways that helped her do this. The symbolic significance of the setting of the book being in Rose’s home was the lack of routine, support, and love that she required as a child with autism. As a result, it didn’t truly feel like home would. To add to that, in a twisting turn of events, Rose learned that Rain actually belonged to another family. Since Rose is a firm believer in following rules, she knew the right thing to do was to find Rain’s family and return her. At the end of the story, Rose’s father left her with her Uncle Weldon, whom was more fitting as a paternal figure. One might say that perhaps the biggest symbolic significance in the book was that neither Rain, nor Rose were where they truly belonged. Upon reflection, one might feel that this book has many great qualities. It has an overwhelming number of homonyms that would help children at an age-appropriate level better understand while reading or being read to. This book presents a glimpse into solving problems that will keep young minds open and engaged while also getting to read an intriguing story. It’s also empathetic to children who suffer with broken relationships at home. Another great factor about this book is it includes number sense as Rose often shouts prime numbers when upset, or when stating someone’s name. However, perhaps the greatest thing about Rain Reign is the main character being a little “different” than the usual main characters in children’s books. Rose’s character might give children a sense that being different is okay, and that people can impact others based upon their own quirkiness....