Come On, Rain!
By Karen Hesse
1999
First Published
4.24
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages
"Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse recreates the body and soul-renewing experience of a summer downpour after a sweltering city heat wave. Lyrically written and lovingly illustrated." - School Library Journal "Hesse's language is a quiet, elegant surge.... Muth contributes fine watercolor atmospherics." - Kirkus Reviews
Avg Rating
4.24
Number of Ratings
2,075
5 STARS
48%
4 STARS
32%
3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
3%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Karen Hesse
Author · 28 books
Karen Hesse is an American author of children's literature and literature for young adults, often with historical settings. Her novel Out of the Dust was the winner of the 1998 Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. In 2002, Hesse was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship. For more information, please see http://us.macmillan.com/author/karenh...
