When Dogs Cry is the third young adult fiction novel written by Australian writer Markus Zusak in the Wolfe family books.

It was published in United States by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press, April 2003 under the title Getting the Girl.

From the back of the soft cover Australian edition titled When Dogs Cry: 'You're a bit of a lonely bastard, aren't you?'

[1] From the back of the soft cover American PUSH edition titled Getting the Girl: "Cameron's always lived in the shadow of his older brother Ruben.

"[2] Place: Sydney, Australia near Central Station, and the surrounding communities including Hurstville and Glebe.

The Waterfront: The ocean is often used in literature as a symbol for change or movement, and in When Dogs Cry is no exception.

He discovers Octavia at the waterfront, gives her a seashell there that she turns into a necklace and wears, and he takes her another shell in the end of the book and essentially releases her.