Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog

Garth Stein

May 2011 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this eBook

Now a family friendly major motion picture from Fox 2000 Studios—featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, and Kevin Costner as the voice of Enzo the dog!

In this young readers’ edition of the New York Times bestselling adult novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, meet one funny mutt—Enzo, the lovable dog who tells this story.

Enzo knows he is different from other dogs. Most dogs love to chase cars, but Enzo longs to race them.

He learns about racing and the world around him by watching TV and by listening to the words of his best friend, Denny, an up-and-coming race car driver, and Denny's daughter, Zoë, his constant companion. Enzo finds that life is just like being on the racetrack—it isn't simply about going fast.

Applying the rules of racing to his world, Enzo takes on his family's challenges and emerges a hero. In the end, Enzo holds in his heart the dream that Denny will go on to be a racing champion with his daughter by his side.

For theirs is an extraordinary friendship—one that reminds us all to celebrate the triumph of the human (and canine) spirit.

Ratings and reviews

How dare you give the ending in your review, you don't even say spoiler alert. You should be ashamed. And yes, I'm posting a review of a review, not the book BC I no longer want to read it knowing that awful ending!

I'm an animal lover so I really really love this book but I don't really know anything about racing so there is some parts of this that I didn't understand but still it was AWESOME!!!

This was a quick read with short chapters so you can fit in a quick chapter when you only have a few minutes. The relationship with each character is built in a perfect manner so that you get angry, sad, happy, and burst into tears as though it were a friend. Oh, and I have definitely found myself trying to personify my dog since I stayed reading this!

About the author

Garth Stein is the author of Enzo Races in the Rain!, based on the New York Times bestselling novel The Art of Racing in the Rain (and its tween adaptation, Racing in the Rain). His other works include A Sudden Light, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets, Raven Stole the Moon, and a play, Brother Jones. He is the cofounder of Seattle7Writers.org, a nonprofit collective of sixty-two Northwest authors dedicated to fostering a passion for the written word. Garth lives in Seattle with his family and his dog, Comet.