Name: Shouting at the Rain
ISBN: 9780147516770

Lynda Mullaly Hunt

From the author of the acclaimed, "New York Times" bestseller "Fish in a Tree" comes a compelling story about a young girl raised by her kindhearted grandmother who now looks at their life with new eyes and wishes she could have a "regular family."

Shouting at the Rain

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree comes a compelling story about perspective and learning to love the family you have. Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but now she's looking at their life with new eyes and wishing she could have a "regular family." Delsie observes other changes in the air, too--the most painful being a friend who's outgrown her. Luckily, she has neighbors with strong shoulders to support her, and Ronan, a new friend who is caring and courageous but also troubled by the losses he's endured. As Ronan and Delsie traipse around Cape Cod on their adventures, they both learn what it means to be angry versus sad, broken versus whole, and abandoned versus loved. And that, together, they can weather any storm.

Jeni Enjaian

Hunt hits the ball out of the park yet again with this book. I loved all of the quirky characters and how their quirks made them realistic and easy to empathize with. I loved all of the characters save Tressa. I think the snooty know-it-all character trope needs to get lost, asap. So many of the books on the nominee list this year (and in previous years...I've just noticed it more this year) have these characters who end up not really learning anything. Tressa's the reason I gave the book four stars rather than five. Other than that, I highly recommend this book.

Nadia Leontescu

Oh this book was so cute! The characters felt very real, as well as the plot/story. The innocent, adorable friendship between Delsie and Ronan is so thoughtful. This book definitely deserves all five stars!

Stefie 

Incredible. Gentle and so very touching ♥
I love this book with all of my being.

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Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her.

Shouting at the Rain

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