How to Steal a Dog-A Novel

* denotes mandatory fields

Paperback
$5.60
Turtleback
$14.77
Purchase notes for

We love literature, and we know you do too! If you're looking for individual novels or classroom libraries, click here.

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.

Product Features & Resources

More Information
More Information
Product # 20618-G
ISBN-13 9780312561123
ISBN-10 0312561121
Author O'Connor, Barbara
Grade Level 3-7
Interest Level 4-7
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Guided Reading Level T
Lexile Level 700
Publisher Macmillan