How to steal a dog

By Barbara O'Connor

Subjects: Siblings, Dognapping, Homeless persons, fiction, Father-deserted families, Family problems, Small towns, Right and wrong, Dysfunctional families, Dogs, fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Interpersonal relations, Money-making schemes, Girls, Money-making schemes for girls, Dogs, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty, Homeless persons, Fiction, Children's fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs, Conduct of life, fiction, Conduct of life, Brothers and sisters, Juvenile fiction, North carolina, fiction, Interpersonal relations, fiction

Description: Living in the family car in their small North Carolina town after their father leaves them virtually penniless, Georgina, desperate to improve their situation and unwilling to accept her overworked mother's calls for patience, persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer. Forced to live in the family car after her father leaves, Georgina persuades her younger brother to help her in a scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming a reward.