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I hate to return a library book when it is still wet with my salty tears.
Enzo the playful mutt is different than any other dog, he learns about race car driving from his best friend Denny and dreams to race cars too. I loved this book because it showed you that you could accomplish any goal you want to achieve. I recommend this book to anyone who loves sad and heartwarming books about dogs and friendship.
“Here's why I will be a good person. Because I listen. I cannot talk, so I listen very well. I never deflect the course of the conversation with a comment of my own. People, if you pay attention to them, change the direction of one another's conversations constantly. It's like being a passenger in your car who suddenly grabs the steering wheel and turns you down a side street. For instance, if we met at a party and I wanted to tell you a story about the time I needed to get a soccer ball in my n...
4 Stars- Great story and loved the ending!! (Which is rare for a dog book since they’re usually depressing endings.) A little grown up on the overall topics but more mature kids could easily handle it. Now we want to see the movie!
Racing in the Rain is an endearing story about a dog, Enzo, who lived at a farm until he was picked out by Denny and taken to Seattle. Enzo was not altogether happy when Denny met Eve, and then they soon got married. He was jealous for Denny's affection. Enzo is very wise, but he cannot tell them his thoughts because his tongue is long and floppy so he cannot form the words he wants to say. Fortunately, because the reader can read his thoughts, we learn is depth about the family and the exciting...
This was given to me as a gift, and at the time I didn't realize it was adapted from a book written for adults. Now, I can't wait to read that book so I can see how the stories parallel each other.Racing in the Rain is told from the perspective of the dog, which I think dog-loving kids will find very appealing. He sees himself as a person, and is frustrated when he acts like a dog. Hearing the story of his owners is powerful. A tear jerker for me, but I love that stuff.Will definitely be recomme...
review by my 8 year old daughter I think Racing in the Rain is a very sad book. I like how the first few pages of the book are happy, but as you get further into the book it gets sad. Then at the end of the book it's happy again. My favorite part was when the owner of the dog, Denny, was working as hard as he could to get his daughter Zoe back. I loved the author's description of when Enzo, Denny's dog, got hit by a car. After Enzo got hit the story got a little more tragic and serious. In the s...
It is an absolute gem!I picked it up under the impression that it would be a ‘fun’ read. A dog who is into racing cars instead of chasing them was bound to be an entertainer. But this book is so much more. I fell in love with Enzo while on the roller coaster of a journey that he was on along with his humans.Heart touching.
Bookaday #9. This book does not work for children on so many levels. It is a pale comparison to the second best dog book in the world, from which it was adapted, "The Art of Racing in the Rain". Although Enzo continues as the witty and philosophical canine narrator, his humorous anecdotes are few, interspersed between too many serious adult problems. I just don't see kids age 8-12 (as mentioned on the back cover) being interested in Denny's woes, which are very compelling and poignant to the adu...
This is the junior version of Garth Stein’s The Art of Racing in the Rain, which narrates the story of racecar driver Denny through the eyes of his dog Enzo (in case you are wondering, the dog is named after the great Enzo Ferrari). Denny is a talented young racecar driver but life continues to throw huge obstacles into his way, trying to prevent him from reaching his ultimate dream to become a professional Formula One driver. Life is thereby compared to a race, important life lessons expressed
DNF (did not finish) This book was just too weird and boring for me. You could tell when things where edited for kids and frankly the story is just not interesting to me.
I really enjoyed this book more than what I thought I would. It was a lil bit longer than what I would’ve loved but it was nice. I honestly can’t believe the grandparents did what they did. I was really mad, it was freaking unbelievable. But thank God Denny made it because that was so unfair. LOVED Enzo’s POV. Really awesome the racing tips and tricks.
Dog books tear me apart, but I always read them. This is by far one of my favorite books, it is heartwarming and heartbreaking as well.
*I read this for O.W.L.s Magical Readathon 2020!*Spoiler Free **Disclaimer: I was about 100 pages away from finishing this book when I saw the line on the cover that said this was an adaptation for young readers. This has sort of influenced my review but I still gave it 4 stars because it invoked the same feeling and responses from me that I was hoping for.** Racing in the Rain is a young reader adaptation of the book The Art of Racing in the Rain, both by Garth Stein. It tells the story of Enzo...
