The Dog, Ray

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 beingùsheÆs returning as a dog. A dog who retains DaisyÆs thoughts and pluck and is determined to get back to her parents and to get back home. What she doesnÆt expect is that life as a dog named Ray would come with such worriesùand moments of jubilationùas she grows to care for others in a whole new way. Told in a compelling first-person voice, Linda CogginÆs incredible novel touches on loyalty and freedom, connection and acceptance, and is sure to stay with readers long after the story is done.

• | Author: Linda Coggin
• | Publisher: Candlewick
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Juvenile Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0763679380
• | ISBN-13: 9780763679385