How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'connor

How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'connor

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.

Barbara O'Connor is the author of numerous acclaimed books for children, including Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; Me and Rupert Goody; and Greetings from Nowhere. She has been awarded the Parents' Choice Gold and Silver Awards, the Massachusetts Book Award, and the Dolly Gray Award, among many honors. As a child, she loved dogs, salamanders, tap dancing, school, and even homework. Her favorite days were when the bookmobile came to town. She was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, and now lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts, a historic seaside village not far from Plymouth Rock.

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ISBN 13	9780374334970
ISBN 10	0374334978
Title	How to Steal a Dog
Author	Barbara O'connor
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Publisher	Farrar Straus Giroux
Year published	2007-03-20
Number of pages	170
Prizes	Winner of Young Hoosier Book Award (Intermediate) 2011, Winner of Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) (Recommended) 2007, Winner of South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Children's) 2008, Winner of William Allen White Childens Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2010, Runner-up for Colorado Children's Book Award (Junior Novel) 2010, Commended for Nene Award 2009, Commended for Nene Award 2010, Commended for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2009, Short-listed for Bluebonnet Awards 2009, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 2009
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