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Pictures of Hollis Woods
Patricia Reilly Giff (2002) , 160-200 pages
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Award Books, Realistic Fiction
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When you
are afraid to be rejected ,
you learn to reject first. This is the
case of twelve year old Hollis Woods.
She has become the absolute expert on
foster care homes. Since her whole life
has been spent in and out of different
homes, she feels qualified to decide
when to stay and when to run away. But
life is full of surprises , and Hollis
begins to care for her elderly new
foster mother, Josie who
is also an artist like Hollis. And why
does she keep thinking about the Regan
family? She ran from them too! You
will be rooting for Hollis to find
happiness and love.
Reviewed by: Mona / Main Library
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Julia, age 10 from Massachusetts
I love this book! I am reading this book in a book group. I hope you will like it too! I will be writing about other books too!
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Kira, age 10 from Virginia
Pictures of Hollis Woods is a great book.It gets a little confusing between pictures and what's really happening.But it has great vocabulary and is very descriptive.It never bores you out and always wants you to read even more.I would rate it about 4/5. This is a for people who like suspence You should really read it. I recomend it.
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Emily, age 10 from Virginia
Pictures of Hollis Woods is a story that takes place in New York, in the 1950's. Hollis is what some call a mountain of trouble, but if you get to know her she is very sweet. Hollis has been to so many foster homes she can't remember them all. But when she finds a family she finally likes something goes terribly wrong. Next she goes to Josie's house and her life changes, but Josie is losing her memory every day, and social services will take her away so she is trying to esacpe the system. I will rate this book a 4 1/2 out of 5.
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