How to Steal a Dog, Barbara OConnor
How to Steal a Dog, Barbara OConnor
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How to Steal a Dog

Author: Barbara O'Connor

Narrator: Suzy Jackson

Unabridged: 4 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/25/2012


Synopsis

Don't miss Barbara O'Connor's other middle-grade work—like Wish; Wonderland; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester; and more! Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you're in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it. Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected. How to Steal a Dog is a 2008 Bank Street—Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on August 17, 2018

I would have cried a little, had I not been listening to this at work :) Georgina and her family are recently homeless and living out of their car. Georgina is ashamed to live this way and lashes out toward her mother, who she blames, even though her mother is working multiple jobs and trying her bes......more

Goodreads review by A. Riley on July 24, 2008

Wow! This is a touching story that shined some light for me into the life of homelessness from a child's perpesctive. The main character, Georgina, deals with some tough times while living out of a car with her mother and younger brother. It is a real eye opener; reminding me not to take things for......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on June 20, 2024

This is an adorable children's/middle-grade book about a girl who finds her family in a bind when they lose their house and live out of a car. Her inspiration to help get money to help her mom get them back into living in a home instead of the car comes from a lost dog poster offering a reward, so t......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on December 09, 2022

Perfect Story What a sweet story of a family who became homeless. Once the mother could save enough money they could find a home. The dad had taken off years earlier. Living in a car had its challenges. How could the kids help earn money? Steal a dog for reward money? That was Georgina’s plan. (Nice......more

Goodreads review by Scott on January 28, 2022

Very good book, triggers many emotions and it is entertaining.......more