Pictures of Hollis Woods
by Patricia Reilly Giff
(2003 Newbery Honor Book)
(2003 Newbery Honor Book)
Recommended by: Juni H.
This book is from the point of view of Hollis Woods; a 12-year-old girl who has bounced around from foster homes since she was a baby. Hollis Woods is now in another foster home. An old lady named Josie and her cat, Henry, welcome her with open and arms and Hollis starts to like living there. Hollis begins noticing that Josie tends to forget things; not enough to be major, but enough to be a problem. Hollis has to make a choice to leave or run away from Josie so that Social Services doesn't put Josie in a home.
"Pictures of Hollis Woods" is told largely through flashbacks of Hollis' past foster family, the Regans, who she has almost built a fire with. Hollis can't run from the past and can't face the future either. Only a "chance" encounter with a boy from her past will decide what she will do. My favorite part of the book is when Hollis and Josie visit Josie's sister, Beatrice, at the movie theater.
This book fits into the genre of "real life"! I like that the writer could switch back and forth through flashbacks and still be able to communicate a clear message of the story. This book is bitter sweet with a perfect ending.
This book is from the point of view of Hollis Woods; a 12-year-old girl who has bounced around from foster homes since she was a baby. Hollis Woods is now in another foster home. An old lady named Josie and her cat, Henry, welcome her with open and arms and Hollis starts to like living there. Hollis begins noticing that Josie tends to forget things; not enough to be major, but enough to be a problem. Hollis has to make a choice to leave or run away from Josie so that Social Services doesn't put Josie in a home.
"Pictures of Hollis Woods" is told largely through flashbacks of Hollis' past foster family, the Regans, who she has almost built a fire with. Hollis can't run from the past and can't face the future either. Only a "chance" encounter with a boy from her past will decide what she will do. My favorite part of the book is when Hollis and Josie visit Josie's sister, Beatrice, at the movie theater.
This book fits into the genre of "real life"! I like that the writer could switch back and forth through flashbacks and still be able to communicate a clear message of the story. This book is bitter sweet with a perfect ending.
This book was: Bitter-sweet with a perfect ending!
I would recommend this book to: People who like "slice of life" stories.
I would recommend this book to: People who like "slice of life" stories.
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