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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100385326556
ISBN-139780385326551
eBay Product ID (ePID)2208509
Product Key Features
Book TitlePictures of Hollis Woods
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicArt & Architecture, Social Themes / Adolescence, Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Family / Multigenerational, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), People & Places / United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorPatricia Reilly Giff
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2002-000426
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal813
SynopsisThis 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.