How to Steal a Dog
 

How to Steal a Dog

by Barbara O'Connor

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... (read more)

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Heroine decides the only way she can get money to help her family afford an apartment is to steal a dog and then collect the reward. She knows it is wrong, but ...

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  • Sharon D

    sharon d said:

    This could have been my situation growing up, since my dad left our family as Georgina's did hers. One doesn't usually anticipate landing in such a mess, but when it happens, the level of desperation goes way up. "That will never happen to me!" becomes "What will happen to me next?"

    posted Sunday, August 24 2008
  • WKE Media Center

    wke media center said:

    What would you do if you were in a desperate situation? Georgina and her mom and brother are desperate - they live in their car after their father leaves the family penniless. Geogina struggles to do what she knows is the wrong thing, but for what she thinks are the right reasons. Is it ever ok to steal something belonging to someone else? Read How to Steal a Dog and find out what Georgina decides.

    Mrs. Catalano
    Media Specialist
    White Knoll Elementary School

    posted Friday, January 4 2008
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