Bibliograph

Pictures of hollis woods., Patricia Reilly Giff

Type

Label

Pictures of hollis woods., Patricia Reilly Giff

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

650, Lexile4.4, ATOS Level

resource.interestGradeLevel

MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Pictures of hollis woods.

Nature of contents

dictionaries

resource.readingGradeLevel

Text Difficulty 2 - Text Difficulty 3

Responsibility statement

Patricia Reilly Giff

Summary

This Newbery Honor book about a girl who has never known family fighting for her first true home "will leave readers . . . satisfied" ( Kirkus Reviews ). Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby's name is an artist is now a twelve-year-old girl who's been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they'll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won't let anyone separate them. She's escaped the system before; this time, she's taking Josie with her. Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she'll never forget. Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family. From the Hardcover edition

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator