It's hard to imagine having a home one day and being homeless the next. When Georgina's father leaves their family, they are forced to live out of their car. Mom is working two jobs to make enough money to rent a place but it just isn't that easy. One day after seeing a poster for a reward for a lost dog, Georgina gets an idea... She decides to steal a dog in order to collect the "reward" to help her family out. When the plan doesn't quite work out, she realizes that is isn't the "right" thing to do.
The book made me really sad when I started thinking about all the people out in the world who really are homeless and living in their cars. It was sad to think of Georgina and her brother washing up in public places or gas stations, and doing their homework in the car with a flashlight. The story was very real and brought both smiles and tears to my face as I read.
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