TY  - GEN
AU  - Hesse, Karen
TI  - Come on, rain!
SN  - 9780758722645
CY  - New York
KW  - Summer
KW  - Children's Literature
KW  - Mother and Children
KW  - Rainfall
N2  - "Come on, rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Up and down the block, cats pant while heat wavers off tar patches in the broiling alleyway. More than anything, Tess hopes for rain. And when it comes, she and her friends are ready for a surprising joyous celebration
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