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Georgina and her family are recently homeless and living out of their car. Georgina is ashamed to live this manner and lashes out toward her female parent, who she blames, even though her mother is working multiple jobs and trying her best. The father is gone, and left them with nada. Georgina has a younger brother named Toby.
Georgina finds an a missing dog poster with a advantage of 500 dollars. She gets the idea to steal someone's
I would take cried a footling, had I not been listening to this at work :)Georgina and her family are recently homeless and living out of their car. Georgina is aback to alive this way and lashes out toward her female parent, who she blames, fifty-fifty though her mother is working multiple jobs and trying her best. The father is gone, and left them with zip. Georgina has a younger blood brother named Toby.
Georgina finds an a missing dog poster with a reward of 500 dollars. She gets the idea to steal someone's canis familiaris in order to obtain reward money. Georgina wants the money so that her family can afford an flat. Her and Toby find a domestic dog to steal, figuring that the possessor was wealthy and would requite a large reward sum.
Of course, zippo really goes as planned. The story explores right vs wrong, our assumptions and our implicit biases. for case, the children run across someone named Mookie, who is also homeless, and challenges their assumptions nigh "bums".
How Georgina deals with the aftermath of stealing a domestic dog is a great lesson for immature people.
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This is a must read for anyone who works with children, especially in a title I schoolhouse setting. Nosotros may never know what our students are really going through outside of school.
2008-2009 Blueb
Wow! This is a touching story that shined some light for me into the life of homelessness from a child'southward perpesctive. The main character, Georgina, deals with some tough times while living out of a car with her female parent and younger brother. It is a real eye opener; reminding me not to take things for granted.This is a must read for anyone who works with children, especially in a championship I schoolhouse setting. We may never know what our students are really going through outside of school.
2008-2009 Bluebonnet List
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UPDATE: Finished the book today, we had three chapters left and information technology was our very final solar day of school. We had taken turns reading the whole book out loud but I finished upwards reading the final chapters to the group. In that location was a whole lot of emotion in those final chapters and a whole lot of wonderful give-and-take points, they loved information technology and enjoyed every literary nuance. It was very moving and then exciting and when I read the final words, they all applauded! What an amazing reaction! I cheers once again, Ms. O'Connor, I believe my students learned some amazing pearls of wisdom from this volume and will call up the lessons taught by Mookie and Georgina for the rest of their lives!
Addition.....the power of literature....today one of my students quoted this book, during a word nearly our past mistakes and our future choices she said, "Remember that book we read last twelvemonth, this is kind of like that line when they said 'the trail you go out behind is not as important every bit the path ahead of y'all' " WOW....literature that MAKES A DIFFERENCE! Thank you Barbara OConnor, this troubled young lady has been changed by your words!
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Georgina Hayes lives in her motorcar with her brother Toby and her mother. She used to live in an apartment, but so her begetter left them with almost no money. One twenty-four hour period, Georgina sees a sign that gives her hope. She starts to brand plans to steal a dog. The more you stir, the more it stinks. This is what the siblings acquire as they make plans and try to fulfill them. Stealing a dog is much harder than they expected, and and then they meet the
This book is so sweet, and information technology has a purpose in this book earth!Georgina Hayes lives in her car with her blood brother Toby and her mother. She used to live in an flat, just and so her begetter left them with almost no money. 1 twenty-four hours, Georgina sees a sign that gives her hope. She starts to make plans to steal a dog. The more you stir, the more information technology stinks. This is what the siblings learn as they brand plans and try to fulfill them. Stealing a domestic dog is much harder than they expected, and so they meet the possessor who ask for help. In the finish, Georgina may take to decide to help herself and her family unit, or brand someone who needs it happy.
It's a really sweet book that I enjoyed to read with my cat snuggled up beside me.
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Here are my favorite quotes from the story:
"Where do yous live?" I said. ...
He opened his arms wide and said, "Out here. Exterior."
"Exterior?"
Mookie nodded. "Yes."
"How come?"
"'Cause I don't have to paint the air or tar-newspaper the sky or mop the footing. All I got to do is breathe." (p. 111)
"Smart ain't got a matter to practise with school," he said. "I never went past six
What a great story for fostering empathy! I applaud Emma'southward 4th-grade teacher for choosing this book for their latest lit circle option.Hither are my favorite quotes from the story:
"Where do you live?" I said. ...
He opened his arms wide and said, "Out hither. Outside."
"Outside?"
Mookie nodded. "Aye."
"How come?"
"'Cause I don't have to paint the air or tar-newspaper the sky or mop the basis. All I got to practice is breathe." (p. 111)
"Smart ain't got a thing to do with school," he said. "I never went past 6th class, myself." he ate the soggy staff of life, then added, "And I'm pretty smart."
He licked his fingers. "Besides," he said, "if you ask me, school's about every bit useful as a trapdoor on a canoe."
"You can't get a chore if y'all don't go to schoolhouse," I said.
"Says who?"
"Says everybody."
"I work every day of my life," he said.
"Where?"
"Everywhere."
"Like where?" I said.
"Everywhere," he repeated. ...
"So how come you live similar a bum?" I said. I felt my face burn down. I shouldn't have said that.
But Mookie merely laughed. "I said I worked. I didn't say I got paid."
"Yous work for free?"
"Sometimes." ...
"Just why would you practice that stuff for free?"
"'Crusade sometimes people need stuff done more than I need money," he said. ... "Likewise," he said, "I got a motto. You wanna hear it?"
I shrugged.
"Sometimes the trail y'all leave behind you lot is more important than the path ahead of y'all." (p. 131-132)
A stranger tries to guide her with a different fashion of thinking, but she persists. Her plan meets with unexpected results.
The lesson here is very muddied. Is it ok to steal if you are poor? Disrepectful attitudes, manipulation, coarse treatment of younger siblings, and other such vices are not sufficiently dealt with. Does she acquire a lesson or just fail to get her fashion?
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Mistake #2 was continuing to read the book when it made me feel miserable. The whole story was so hopeless and sorry. I legitimately kept hoping it would get somewhat happier, or the chief character's state of affairs would starting time looking upwardly. It never did. And I don't experience like there was much to be learned from the conclusion....? T
Why did I pick this upwards? I don't even know. It sounded similar a cute middle-grade to read before bed. Only honestly? This was even younger than center-form. So that was error #1.Fault #2 was continuing to read the book when it made me feel miserable. The whole story was so hopeless and sad. I legitimately kept hoping it would go somewhat happier, or the chief character's situation would start looking up. It never did. And I don't feel like in that location was much to be learned from the determination....? There was some adept insight from one of the characters, and some of his quotes made me feel happy inside, but that was not plenty to salvage the story for me.
This just wasn't it for me. Perchance it'southward good for kiddos that can find the humor in stealing a dog for bribe money, though...?
is a middle school book about a family in crisis. Georgina'due south father has left the family unit without ... Anything. The family, Mom, Georgina, and brother Toby get homeless and Mom is working to fix it. Georgina blames Mom and wallows in compassion (she has a right to of grade) believing that her mom should fix it, despite Mom trying. When yous stop to think about how easy it would be to get homeless and broke, it is pretty frightening. How we all might take too much.... makes you stop and call back. is a middle school book about a family in crunch. Georgina'south male parent has left the family without ... Anything. The family unit, Mom, Georgina, and brother Toby become homeless and Mom is working to fix it. Georgina blames Mom and wallows in compassion (she has a correct to of course) assertive that her mom should fix it, despite Mom trying. When you end to think well-nigh how easy it would be to become homeless and broke, it is pretty frightening. How we all might take also much.... makes you lot stop and call back. Adults and children alike should remember that 'oh but for the Grace of God goes them and not me'. There is always the kid that lives in less fortunate circumstances and people deed similar this is intentionally done. Georgina's answer is to dognap a dog and wait for the reward to be offered... Not a good plan only Georgina has to learn this for herself.
Definitely a 4 star read for readers of all ages..
Happy Reading!
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While I liked the book I personally felt the main character was a flake annoying, but other than that it was a pretty practiced book
The story is told from Georgina'due south perspective and ofte
Georgina Hayes is a young girl whose father has just abandoned the family, leaving them to alive in a motorcar while her mother juggles two jobs and tries to get the family unit back on their anxiety. She concocts a programme to steal a dog in the hopes of returning it for a handsome advantage. Unfortunately, Georgina quickly discovers that there are more potential complications to her plan than she and her third-grade brother and partner in crime can conceptualize.The story is told from Georgina'due south perspective and often uses a very conversational tone. O'Connor also employs a parallel structure where Georgina keeps a notebook detailing the instructions of "How to Steal a Dog." The story is set in modernistic-day North Carolina in the minor, rural town of Darby. O'Connor uses a lot of southern colloquialisms and grammar that is not necessarily in keeping with Standard Written English, but the setting does not keep the story or characters from being relatable, and may really exist compelling for children who are southern or from small towns.
Georgina is the character that is fully developed in this short novel. Nosotros see some complexity in her female parent who struggles to be there for her children equally a mother while she is juggling low-paying jobs, trying to find a dwelling house for her family, and dealing with the absence of her husband. However, we don't become to know her very well. Georgina is a complex character, though, particularly for a short, young-adult novel. She is by and large well-meaning and realizes that what she is planning to practise is not right. She tries to justify the plot as what is necessary to help her family unit become back into a abode. She comes to care near the canis familiaris and its owner just is unsure how to undo the harm she has done. She may be a hard graphic symbol for some readers to relate to, but if they are able to stick with it—and the novel is relatively curt and like shooting fish in a barrel to read—they will see that she is forced into a desperate state of affairs from terrible but real circumstances only still has a sense of right and wrong. The resolution to her family's story is nice but not overly tidy or unrealistic. The main plot may be slightly implausible, but it's non hard to imagine a homeless girl trying to contrive a plan to save her family. There is definitely a clear bulletin nigh listening to 1's censor and remaining stiff during trying times, simply O'Connor avoids being overly preachy.
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These kids (& mom) are homeless...the main graphic symbol, a girl, is a complete deviling and at ane point even blames her mom for beingness a bad mother since they are homeless (dad took the money & left...even so information technology was mom's fault)...
She decides to steal a canis familiaris in society to go reward $$ and is befriended by the woman whose dog she stole...I admit...I skimmed information technology after that...it just went against my unabridged belief organisation...
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This book goes against everything I believe in...Non sure why I got it to read...These kids (& mom) are homeless...the principal character, a girl, is a complete brat and at one point even blames her mom for existence a bad mother since they are homeless (dad took the money & left...yet it was mom's fault)...
She decides to steal a dog in order to get reward $$ and is befriended by the adult female whose canis familiaris she stole...I admit...I skimmed it subsequently that...it but went against my entire conventionalities organization...
The end came out OK...she returned the dog (non sure if she got whatever money...skimmed that part) and told the woman that it was her that took the dog..
Don't recommend it even though it came out OK...
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One time there was this family...mom,Georgina(large sister),and Toby(trivial blood brother)Georgina kept on reading her rules about stealing a dog over and over once more...considering 1 side of her said, that GEORGINA you deceit do this, stealing a dog is actually bad and wrong...and the other side of her said GEORGINA you tin can exercise this your in a bad fix and y'all have to practise whatever it takes to get out of information technology.she must be in a actually bad position right now because....what would u rather do?Steal a dog for your own good to get the coin you demand.....or to not steal the domestic dog because its really bad and you should never steal anything.Then yeah Georgina is actually desperate correct now considering IMAGINE..living and sleeping in a car,non having that much food,and its kind of embarrassing considering since she goes to school and when she become out of her school students ever come across her going into the car right a way..EVERY SINGLE Solar day...And then THEY ARE PROBABLY THINKING THAT SHE LIVES IN THE Motorcar...but then she just says that she is waiting for her mom..and stuff.
so,then that'southward when Georgina THINKS about stealing a dog because of the money.She tells her little brother,Toby,that that's their programme from now on,simply she also said that ,HE Tin NEVER EVER TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS!!!!Then he says "OK". And so next,they become outside and walk effectually the neighborhood to try and notice a dog to steal..just FIRST,they take to think about information technology and start writing plans like:Stealing a dog that doesn't bawl,so that the owners or anybody wont hear the dog...And thinking that their stealing the dog,likewise the dog must not BITE,the canis familiaris must be outside past its self,so that nobody(owner)would see them when their stealing the domestic dog,AND FINALLY,that the dog has to be a cute dog that everybody would want to accept and non any ugly dog that nobody would care for.
Meanwhile,Georgina constitute the perfect dog and named information technology willy.So the next mean solar day Georgina and her little brother,Toby,went to go run into the dog and try to steal it......Georgina told Toby that he should be the guard and whistle one time he sees a car or something,while Georgina is trying to get the dog.so I guess the dog all ready knows her or something because he starts wagging his tail super fast and licking Georgina's paw....Then she pulled out her cord out of her pocket and tied it to willys neckband then she said"lets go"Then side by side Georgina takes the dog to this house in the woods where nobody lives and nobody knows,meanwhile the owner finds out that his/her canis familiaris is missing,then he/she is going to put a sigh probably saying that she volition requite some money to that person(which is GEORGINA)who ever finds the dog.
In determination,Georgina gave the dog back to the owner and commented that she was the i who had stole their domestic dog.The owner(Carmella)said "WHAT" Then Georgina repeated her self and said that she was the one who had stole their canis familiaris and she stayed silence for a long fourth dimension then said that she did a really bad thing and that she better non practice that once again.Then Georgina said "lamentable"but then finally Georgina was happily ever after when her mom had told her that "lets get kids....WE R LIVING IN A HOUSE FROM Now ON!!!and so they got super happy and Georgina stared thinking that now that they live at a firm....Friends could come up over and have a sleepover and stuff similar that.AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER!^.^I think this volume is a 5 star because its a really expert book that tells you a lot of information and tells you good things of whats happening next and you stay amazed..Similar i wonder whats going to happen side by side...And y'all would never desire to terminate reading this volume it until your done.:)
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How to steal a dog by Barbara O'Conner is a book in the perspective of a young daughter named Georgina. Who'south family is struggling. Georgina, her blood brother, and her mother all live in a car because at that place father left them. Georgina has an idea that if she steals a dog she will get a advantage for information technology and get good money. Soon to detect out this isn't the case.Georgina Hayes and her family are in need of hope after her father left them. They have been living in the same auto and wearing the same clothes. Georgina hasn't told anybody that she's living like this not fifty-fifty her all-time friend who she tries to continue that a hole-and-corner from. Georgina passes by a lost dog sign and figures that she could steal a canis familiaris, and so return it and become money from information technology and help her family out. After plotting for a while Georgina finally steals the dog she's been wanting to steal. Then she finds out that the owner of the dog is struggling just as bad as Georgina and her family. And then she returns the dog and goes dorsum to just living life.
My overall thoughts on this book was enjoyable. The author definitely fabricated you feel lucky to live a life non equally poor as the characters in the story. Information technology'due south very interesting to notice out how the characters interact with the struggles that they have and how they work through them. I believe the message for this book was to not cheat off of life by getting fake rewards because you have to really work for your rewards, and I exercise agree with the message.
My ultimate judgement on this book was skilful. The book is very entertaining and increasing the cognition of how bad people might exist struggling simply to become some extra greenbacks. I would recommend this volume at a middle school level. However if you are just looking for a good and entertaining book to read I do recommend this 1.
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Georgina feels pressures pile up as she falls backside in school, keeps sec Georgina, her younger blood brother and mother are living in their car after their male parent walked out on the family. Her mother is working two jobs trying to earn enough coin to get them a place to stay. Georgina wants to assistance and comes up with the thought of stealing a domestic dog in order to go a reward for returning it. She keeps a journal of the steps she and her brother take along the way which ultimately helps her larn many lessons.
Georgina feels pressures pile up as she falls behind in school, keeps secrets from her mother, lies to people she loves, mistreats a loving dog and treats a kind lady poorly. Equally if living in your car without enough to eat is bad enough, her scheme to help their situation puts further strain on her young mind.
As a instructor, this story made me recall of how many things in students' lives are more than important to them than completing homework and how we demand to watch for changes which may indicate a kid needs help. ...more
Barbara was bor
Barbara O'Connor'south awards include the Parents Selection Gold and Silver Accolade, American Library Clan Notable Books, IRA Notable Books for a Global Order, Schoolhouse Library Journal Best Books, and Kirkus Best Books. Her books take been nominated for children's choice awards in 38 states and voted as a state favorite by children in South Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, and South Dakota.Barbara was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. She draws on her Southern roots to write honour-winning books for children in grades iii to 6.
She currently lives in Asheville, NC. Her latest volume is Wish, a middle course novel published past FSG.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/barbar...
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