How to Steal a Car by Pete Hautman
Published September 2009 by Scholastic Press. Review copy provided by publisher.
Kelleigh is not your typical car thief. For one, she’s a girl, and two, she’s a suburban teenager. When Kelleigh and her friend are sitting outside the mall, she notices a man drop his keys without noticing. She thinks of returning the man’s keys but instead decides to take them and his car for a spin.
The second car Kelleigh decides to steal is a Hummer. She thinks it’s owner deserves whatever he gets and after getting a copy of his key, she takes it out for a revengeful joyride.
With each car she steals, the easier it gets. When a local juvenile delinquent offers Kelleigh a job stealing cars professionally, things really get complicated.
Every teenager thinks about doing something absolutely crazy but not a lot of people, thankfully, follow through on it.
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