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Pictures of Hollis Woods
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Pictures of Hollis Woods (2002) (edit title/settings)

by Patricia Reilly Giff (Author) (edit contributors)

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Hollis Woods has been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. When Hollis is sent to Josie, she’ll do everything in her power to make sure they stay together.

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A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.

Hollis Woods is a 12 year old girl and an artist, she got her name from where she was... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.

Hollis Woods is a 12 year old girl and an artist, she got her name from where she was abandoned the place Hollis Woods. Hollis is a mountain of trouble, she has been to so many foster homes she cant remember them all. Hollis gets offered to live with a family called the Regans. but then she does something bad and she thinks its her fault so she runs away to a lady called Josie she is also an artist. the social service finds her so Hollis and Josie run to the Regans batch house.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Hollis Woods: A foster child that gets bounced around from family to family.
  • Josie: A foster parent to Hollis one Fall/Winter. A beautiful older woman.
  • Steven: The teenage son of a foster family Hollis stays with one summer.
  • Beatrice: The women who owns the movie theater. Josie's cousin and best friend.
  • Henry: Josie's cat.
  • Izzy: The mother in the Foster family that Hollis stays with one summer. Mother to Steven.
  • Holly: Hollis' nickname.
  • Mrs. Cahill: Add a description of this character.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

New York: Long Island and Breaches

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This picture has a dallop of peanut butter on one edge, a smear of grape jelly on the other, and an X across the whole thing.

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This book is in Newbery Honor Roll. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Patricia Reilly Giff (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0385326556
Page Count: 176

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Nothing objectionable whatsoever.

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