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 m... Full description
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. |
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Item Description: |
"Frances Foster books." |
Physical Description: |
170 p. ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780374334970 0374334978 |
Author Notes: |
Barbara O'Connor is the author of numerous acclaimed books for children, including Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia ; Me and Rupert Goody ; and Greetings from Nowhere . She has been awarded the Parents' Choice Gold and Silver Awards, the Massachusetts Book Award, and the Dolly Gray Award, among many honors. As a child, she loved dogs, salamanders, tap dancing, school, and even homework. Her favorite days were when the bookmobile came to town. She was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, and now lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts, a historic seaside village not far from Plymouth Rock. |