Saturday, October 10, 2009
How to Steal a Dog
When Georgina's family winds up living in their car because the family can't pay to rent an apartment, this brave-hearted girl takes responsibility for her younger brother after school, sometimes spending hours sitting in their parked car, waiting for her mother. Despite her unwashed hair and wrinkled clothes, Georgina never tells her friends or her teachers that she is homeless. A Missing Animal poster gives her the perfect idea for earning their rent money: finding a lost animal and claiming the reward. In their small town, however, there are not many lost animals, nor people rich enough to offer large rewards. In desperation, Georgina decides to steal a well-loved dog whom she has befriended, certain that the owner will immediately offer a large reward.
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When you read this book, you can imagine what it would be like to be homeless and desperate. You can understand why Georgina thinks stealing a dog is a good idea.
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how to steal a dog is about a homeless girl who finds away to pay her families rent by stealing a dog
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This book seems like modern economy since people are getting laid off which causes people to loose money and this family has no money.
ReplyDeleteI think this story sounds like a good book. I really want to read the book. the title how to steal a dog cought my eye because i have a wounderful golden retriver i woud be dead inside if my dog was ever stolen but when i read a little what it was about i wanted to read.i realy want to read this book. I hope that in the end Georgina gets the money because she is so determined to get the money for their appartment.
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How to steal a dog seems like a great book. It seems that Geogina's situation is very difficult. She is definetly creative. Who would think of stealing a dog?! She is definitly taking the spot of the parent for her little brother after school. I think that she loves her family because she is willing to steal a dog for her family. It think it is a really good looking book.
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The book is full of feeling. It really shows you how far someone will go to get out of being homeless.
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Barbara O'Connor really showed wha it's like for a girl, her mom, and her brother to continue on with their daily life without showing that they had to worry about getting a parking ticket, or if they wuld eat that night. There was so much emotion in this book, it was hard to stop reading, and to stop wondering what would happen next.
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Homeless.Lives in a car. The brother she has to watch out for. Never tells her friends or her teachers that she is homeless.Georgina decides to steal a well-loved dog whom she has befriended, certain that the owner will immediately offer a reward.
ReplyDeletethat sounds like a really cool book I think I should read it and stuff like that
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