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Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Newbery Honor books, Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. She lives in Trumbull, Connecticut. show more
Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Newbery Honor books, Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. She lives in Trumbull, Connecticut.
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Kathryn Reads KidLit
Kathryn Reads KidLit rated it 11 years ago
"You don't know about families yet." A sweet, touching story of finding home and learning about family for 11 year old Hollis Woods, who has been running away from foster homes her entire life. Alternating between Hollis's present caring about and for her aging foster caretaker, Josie, and her past,...
afterwhat
afterwhat rated it 13 years ago
Hollis Woods, named for the woods she was found in when she was just hours old. She's never had a family, and she never stays in one place for long. She stops going to school, runs away, and then she's sent somewhere new. There was a family, the Old Man, his wife, Izzy, and Steven, the son. They...
Readz
Readz rated it 15 years ago
"Maybe we'd be luckier this time."Touching. Well-written and good for its genre. Read it in a few hours.
Coffee Bean Bookshelf
Coffee Bean Bookshelf rated it 16 years ago
This was a sweet book, quite short. The main character is Hollis Woods, who is a foster child, who had the chance at a family and threw it away. The book alternates between the past and the present (though I think they're only a few months apart). It was an interesting way to set up the book, and ...
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