Written by Barbara O'Connor
2007
Georgina Hayes is a typical kid, until her father leaves without warning and she is forced to live with her mom and brother in their car after being evicted from their apartment. She is trying her best to keep anyone from discovering that her family is living in a car, while her mother is working multiple jobs in order to get a better place to live. Georgina is determined to help her mom get enough money to be able to get a read place to live, and is inspired when she comes across a poster offering a reward of $500 for finding a missing dog. Instantly she knows that this is the solution to their problem. She spends the next couple of weeks figuring out how to steal a dog, and searching the the perfect pooch.
Many elementary students can relate to the problems that Georgina experiences in this book. She desperately wants to help her family's situation, but she is also very concerned about what everyone else thinks of her. The latter is a common worry for many kids, which could help to entice them to read this book. The text is written much like you would expect a girl of Georgina's age and background to speak, which helps to make it that much more believable to the reader.
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