The Dog, Ray

By Linda Coggin

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763679380
• ISBN13: 9780763679385
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9