A review by elnaann1313
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn

5.0

"All the dogs had psychological problems: hatred of children, hatred of bikes, hatred of paperboys, hatred of black kids, hatred of white kids, hatred of fast-moving objects; some hated the sky and barked and leaped at it all day. The happy thing for the dogs was that there was always another dog who shared their psychosis and whom they could join in a gang. the housing development was patrolled by these packs of like-minded dogs, wandering the walkways and quadrangles like incontinent, limping support groups" p. 36

This would be good paired with The Curious Incident of the Dog at Midnight. Both feature quirky kids.
A mall is built on the grounds of a former factory. Explores a societal shift from industrialism to consumerism. Aresenal Mall (Watertown, MA) was also built on site of a former factory.