Barbara O’Connor writes middle-grade fiction about children in small Southern communities, often bringing together family hardship, animals and unlikely friendships. How to Steal a Dog follows Georgina, whose family is living in a car, as she devises a plan to steal a dog and claim the reward for finding it. Wish centres on Charlie, sent to live with relatives in North Carolina, who becomes attached to a stray dog while waiting for the wish she makes every day to come true. Wonderland and other novels similarly use rural settings and children whose home lives are unsettled. O’Connor’s books are accessible, warm and character-led. Wish and How to Steal a Dog are especially useful for readers looking for realistic middle-grade stories where a dog becomes tied to questions of home, money and belonging. Read more Less
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