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Gr 3-7 Georgina and her family have been living in their car since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment. Mama is working two jobs to earn rent money and trying hard to hold things together. Desperate to help out, Georgina decides to steal a dog for the reward money, laying out the details of her plan in a diary. However, the dogs owner cant afford to offer a reward, and Georgina ends up feeling sorry for the lonely woman. The girl also makes friends with another adult nam...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Narrator Georgina Hayes had a fairly normal life in Darby, North Carolina, before her father walked out on the family and her mother couldn't pay the rent. Now Georgina, her younger brother, and their mother sleep in their car, wash up in public restrooms, and struggle to cope with poverty and homelessness. O'Connor writes sensitively about an ordinary girl in unfortunate circumstances, one who's painfully...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After Georgina's father leaves, her family struggles with poverty and homelessness. Desperate, Georgina convinces herself that stea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More