Pictures of Hollis Woods, Patricia Reilly Giff
Pictures of Hollis Woods, Patricia Reilly Giff
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Pictures of Hollis Woods

Author: Patricia Reilly Giff

Narrator: Hope Davis

Unabridged: 3 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/10/2002

Synopsis

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.

About The Author

One of America's best-loved writers for children, Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of Lily's Crossing, a Newbery Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book. Her book Nory Ryan's Song was an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, as well as a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Both titles are available on audio from Listening Library.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilary on March 09, 2019

The story opens with a young girl in foster care. She is asked to do a 'W' picture at school. One girl does a picture of a washing machine and gets a tick. Hollis does a picture of a mother, father, brother and sister and the teacher draws a cross on her picture. The teacher doesn't wait to hear tha......more

Goodreads review by Krista on March 13, 2022

What a way to start my reading year. I loved this middle grade about a young orphan girl who is wishing for a family of her own. She runs away from most of her foster families and gains a reputation for being a troublemaker. Finally she meets a few people who see through her rough exterior and choos......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 27, 2018

Buddy read with GR friend Laura. I could have easily read this book during a single day, if scheduled that way. It was very hard to stop reading as I wanted to keep reading, and I did read it over 3 days, my buddy taking a bit longer because she got even busier with real life than I am. Whatever you......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on August 25, 2016

This book is geared towards pre-teens and its a good short read for them but you don't necessarily have to be an adolescent to enjoy it. The concept of a family is given a whole new light. Hollis is a very unique character, undeniably one of a kind.......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte🫶 on March 10, 2025

A 5 star read and one of my new favorite books. You’ll see me recommending this often over on Charlotte’s BookNook. Insightful. Beautiful. Emotional. Pictures of Hollis Woods follows a young orphan through two different times in her life. One, the present, is told in story form following Hollis livin......more

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