Her novel A Corner of the Universe, won the Newbery Honor award in 2003. Some of her most popular works include The Baby Sitters Club series, Ten Rules for Living with my Sister, and The Missy Piggle Wiggle series written with Annie Parnell. The lost pets who are brought to the animal shelters also demonstrate the fragility and disruption that families experience as they become separated from their beloved animal companions. Martin has been writing juvenile fiction for over 35 years. Rain’s past owners, who experienced displacement in a storm a year before the story, are still dealing with their losses. Rose and Weldon’s excursion to Gloverstown also highlights the communal hardships of the hurricane as families are stranded or displaced, lose their homes, or lose access to basic necessities like electricity and phone communication. Rose’s classmates experience other hardships because of the storm as well. The washout in their driveway impacts Rose and Wesley’s ability to leave their home, for example, and strands Rose with her borderline abusive father. In this passage, Martin gives concrete examples of how the storm has disrupted the characters’ lives. Kushel asked what we would like to write about, every single one of us said, ‘Hurricane Susan.’ We are not finished thinking about our ruined homes and wrecked artwork, our washed-away bridges and lost dogs” (184). The storm leaves a lasting and profound mark on Rose and her classmates as Rose recounts, “when Mrs. Rose is Rain Reign’s 11-year-old protagonist who has been diagnosed with high-functioning autism. The effects of Hurricane Susan on Rain Reign’s elementary-school-aged characters allow Martin to explore the aftermath of trauma on children. 38-page comprehensive study guideChapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis.
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