When she was just starting to steal cars because she thought she had a reason, or was spending time with her friends or bumming around at home reading Moby Dick. Personally my favorite parts of the book were in the first half. I feel like we could be friends but I sure wouldn't have gone on a joy ride with her! She doesn't really set out or have a reason to steal cars but somehow it just happens and you can't really hate her for it. The stuff that comes out of Kelleigh's mouth and the thoughts she has can often times be laugh out loud funny. Right away How to Steal a Car captivated me with it's sense of humor. In How to Steal a Car, National Book Award winner Pete Hautman takes teen readers on a thrilling, scary ride through one suburban girl's turbulent life - one car theft at a time. Some girls act out by being a bitch to other girls. Some girls act out by starving themselves or cutting themselves. Some girls act out by sleeping with guys. Some girls act out by drinking or doing drugs.
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