Rain Reign, by Ann M. Martin

If there's one thing Rose can't get enough of, it's homonyms. She's pleased that her own name is a homonym (Rose, Rows) and that her beloved dog's name Rain is a triple homonym (reign, rein). Rose is comforted by rules that her father, teachers, and peers don't understand. Rain and her Uncle Weldon are the only two she can count on for unconditional love.

When a devastating storm sweeps through Rose's small town, Rain goes missing and Rose must cope with a disrupted routine and searching for her dog. Her methodical approach pays off when she locates Rain at an animal shelter, but it's a bittersweet victory when she's informed by the vet that she belongs to another family based on Rain's microchip information. Rose takes Rain home, but can't help but put forth an effort to find Rain's original owners.

The culminating events will leave you heartbroken by loss, but joyful at Rose's determination to do the right thing, even if it's not the easiest. Rose doesn't match up with most other people which may explain her affinity for homonyms, as she observes that, "Most of them seem unrelated, some seem to be opposites, like soared and sword, but a few make lovely connections if you're open to changing your perspective when you think about them." Rose valiantly overcomes her own fear of change and inspires others to change for the better along the way in Martin's latest wonder of a story.