This is a adaption of the title "The Art of Racing in the Rain" and is meant for younger readers. That being said I think that the subject matter - racing, illness, divorce and death may be a little too much for a young child (it is supposed to be for children 8 -12) but the story is very good. It is the story of Enzo the dog. It starts with him getting ready to die and he starts to tell his life story. He belongs to Denny a race car driver and Enzo loves racing - he also believes that when he dies he will return as a man - saw it in a documentary. He wants to model himself after Denny. The story is at times very funny and very sad. I did enjoy reading it and will probably now try the grownup version!
My teen volunteer made a book trailer for this book: http://kplteenconnection.blogspot.com/2011/08/art-of-racing-in-rain.html
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