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How to Steal a Dog
How to Steal a Dog
Author: 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 fa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374334970
ISBN-10: 0374334978
Publication Date: 3/20/2007
Pages: 176
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed How to Steal a Dog on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book was a bit slow in places. Her journal entries in each chapter didn't hold the interest of the reader. I believe the author was trying to teach a moral leason but fell way short by writting about a child who believes it is ok to solve your problems through crime depending on your situation in life.
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Helpful Score: 1
With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara OConnor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see whats right when everything else seems wrong.
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reviewed How to Steal a Dog on + 2 more book reviews
This was a great story about choices - right and wrong. It taught others to not always think of themselves and that no one's life is as good as it may seem on the outside.


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