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How to steal a dog : a novel / Barbara O'Connor.

O'Connor, Barbara, (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780312561123
  • ISBN: 0312561121
  • ISBN: 9780606143585
  • ISBN: 0606143580
  • ISBN: 9781606865248
  • ISBN: 1606865242
  • Physical Description: 170 pages, 11 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: 1st Square Fish edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Square Fish, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Additional pages include: Questions for the author and excerpt from Barbara O'Connor's book: The small adventure of Popeye and Elvis.
Target Audience Note:
700L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 4 5 SD Quiz 115455 English fiction, vocabulary quiz available, literary skills quiz available.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4 5 115455.
Subject:
Homeless persons > Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Juvenile fiction.
Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings.
North Carolina > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 50 of 54 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 4 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 54 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library JUV FIC O'CONNOR (Text) 36015000075727 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/10/2026
Richlands Branch Library JUV FIC O'CONNOR (Text) 36015001476023 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Sneads Ferry Branch Library JUV FIC O'CONNOR (Text) 36015001226923 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library JUV FIC O'CONNOR (Text) 36015000905428 Juvenile Fiction Available -