by Barbara O'Connor · Square Fish · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780312561123
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«How to Steal a Dog» is Barbara O'Connor's children's novel, published by Square Fish in paperback (208 pages, in English).
Georgina Hayes, her mother, and her little brother have been living in a car since her father left. While her mother works two jobs, Georgina looks after Toby and looks for a way out. When she sees a lost-dog poster offering a five-hundred-dollar reward, she plans to take someone else's dog to claim it; what happens next is not what she expected.
Originally published in 2007, this Square Fish edition is from 2009; the work was named Bank Street's Best Children's Book of the Year in 2008. The story is set in North Carolina.
Suitable for children aged 8 to 12; because of its moral and social themes, it is useful for reading and discussing in school.
Barbara O'Connor is an American author of children's books.
