Rain Rising

An inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party. Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, and hope. Rain is keeping a big secret from everyone around her: She''s sad. All the time. Rain struggles with her image and feels inferior to her best friend, Nara. Not even her all-star student-athlete big brother (and personal superhero), Xander, can help Rain with her dark thoughts and low self-esteem. And when Xander becomes the victim of violence at a predominantly white university, Rain''s life and mind take a turn for the worse. But when her favorite teacher, Miss Walia, invites her to an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal. Like the rain, she is both gentle and a force, finding strength to rise again.

Product details

• Authors: Courtne Comrie
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.09.2022
• EAN: 9780063159730
• ISBN: 978-0-06-315973-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Violence, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Bullying, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE FICTION: Short Stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Relating to African American / Black American people