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	Amazon.com: Books: Pictures of Hollis Woods (Newbery Honor Book)
		Then something destroyed that perfect picture, and Hollis, who has now been placed in the home of the beautiful, old artist, Josie Cahill, is trying to come to terms with what happened last summer...and trying to deal with the secret of why Josie might have to be taken away from her, too.
		' This is a picture of a family, Hollis.
		Hollis was born with nothing and never thought she would have anything until she was brought into a family that loved her and she loved them.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385326556?v=glance (2402 words)

	Pictures of Hollis Woods - Patricia Reilly Giff book review summary
		This is the beginning to a great book by Patricia Reilly Giff, called Pictures of Hollis Woods.
		Hollis Woods, the main character, is a girl, and I think it is easier for girls to put themselves in the character’s position for that reason.
		Hollis just ran away from the best thing that ever happened to her, and she can’t stop thinking about it.
	www.buildingrainbows.com /bookreview/reviewid/3090 (447 words)

	During First Quarter I read Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
		In Pictures Of Hollis Woods, another book written by Patricia Reilly Giff, the main characters are Hollis, Steven, Izzy, Josie, and the Old Man. Pictures Of Hollis Woods is about a girl named Hollis that has been in so many foster homes she can’t keep track of any more.
		Hollis is scared that if Social Services finds out she will be taken away.
		Her books are all based on one of her personnel experiences, an experience from one of her family members, or the stories her kids would tell her in school.
	www.sfcss.org /OGJH/studentWork/7/2004/Patricia_Reilly_Giff_hs.htm (362 words)

	Pictures of Hollis Woods
		Hollis and Josie stay there for a couple of weeks, but then Hollis realized that she couldn't just make Josie live there with her.
		Hollis was born with nothing and never thought she would have anything until she was brought into a family that loved her and she loved them.
		Hollis decides to take Josie to the Regan's summer home, which they weren't in because it was winter.
	e-acting.com /isbn0440415780.html (685 words)

	Lesson Plans: Book-Based Skill Builders From Book Fairs: Pictures of Hollis Woods
		Hollis Woods is the name of a girl who has lived in several foster homes.
		But Hollis is an exceptional artist, and two families-not one-want her as part of their family.
		Show, Don’t Tell: Author Patricia Reilly Giff often lets her readers know what Hollis is feeling by showing, rather than telling.
	teacher.scholastic.com /lessonplans/bookfairs/currconnection/hollis_woods.htm (698 words)

	Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
		Hollis is eleven years old when the story begins, and her social worker is taking her to live with someone new.
		Hollis is a gifted artist, too, and soon she decides that she wants to stay with Josie.
		Patricia Reilly Giff is also the author of All the Way Home, another novel about foster care and adoption, and of many other children’s books.
	www.naczine.net /31-pictures-of-hollis-woods.html (441 words)

	Kliatt: Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods
		The problem is that Josie is showing signs of Alzheimer's and the agency plans to remove Hollis from her home.
		Twelve-year-old Hollis Woods was found abandoned as an infant.
		Since then, she has shuttled from one foster home to another, never quite loved, and pronounced "a mountain of trouble" by her latest caretaker because she always runs away.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PBX/is_5_38/ai_n6207010 (267 words)

	Pictures of Hollis Woods - Multnomah County Library Talk It Up! Book Discussion Groups for Kids
		Hollis makes a personal sacrifice of a sort to stay with Josie.In the past Hollis has skipped school.Now that she's living with Josie, Hollis goes to school so the mustard woman (aka Social Services woman) won't take her away.If you were in Hollis's place, do you think you would have done the same thing?
		Hollis even ran away from the Regans, the one family that offered her a home.
		But Hollis worries about Josie's forgetfulness, while also remembering the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.
	www.multcolib.org /talk/guides-pictures.html (547 words)

	Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff, ISBN 0786250941 And Liquid History: The Thames Through Time by James Croad, ISBN 0713488344
		Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff, ISBN 0786250941 And Liquid History: The Thames Through Time by James Croad, ISBN 0713488344
		Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff, ISBN 0786250941
		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.
	pikebaylodge.com /pictures.htm (266 words)

	Buy.com - Pictures of Hollis Woods : Patricia Reilly Giff : ISBN 0786250941
		Abandoned when she was just one hour old, 12-year-old Hollis Woods has lived in succession of foster homes.
		Now taken in by Josie Cahill, a retired art teacher, Hollis is hiding a secret about her last foster family--the family she hoped would adopt her permanently.
		Well-known for her popular series of books about the students of the Polk Street School, Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of over 70 books for children.
	www.buy.com /prod/Pictures_of_Hollis_Woods/q/loc/106/33761870.html (432 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2002000426
		Yet behind all her plans, Hollis longs for her life with the Regans, fixing each moment of her time with them in pictures she’ll never forget.
		Well, Hollis Woods won’t let anyone separate them.
		When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/random051/2002000426.html (156 words)

	Kidsreads.com - Patricia Reilly Giff
		Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of the Newbery Honor Books LILY'S CROSSING and PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS.
		Giff describes the research she conducted for both books and offers helpful advice to young people who would like to learn more about their family's background.
		Giff's NORY RYAN'S SONG is an ALA Notable Book, Best Book for Young Adults, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and a Golden Kite Honor Book.
	www.kidsreads.com /authors/au-giff-patricia-reilly.asp (1168 words)

	Hedgehog Books - teacher-selected children's books; November Newsletter: One Beautiful Baby, Oliver Finds His Way, Pictures of Hollis Woods, The Pictures of Hollis Woods, The Carnivorous Carnival, Thanskgiving on Thursday, The Lecturer's Tale
		Hedgehog Books - teacher-selected children's books; November Newsletter: One Beautiful Baby, Oliver Finds His Way, Pictures of Hollis Woods, The Pictures of Hollis Woods, The Carnivorous Carnival, Thanskgiving on Thursday, The Lecturer's Tale
		Carnivorous Carnival is the latest in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events.
		Led by Vanya Jackowski, Hedgehog Books is the brainchild of teachers who passionately believe that reading aloud to children will set them on a life-long journey of learning and exploration.
	www.hedgehogbooks.com /November02_newsletter.html (949 words)

	Adventure, friendship books win
		Newbery Honor Books: "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer; "Pictures of Hollis Woods" by Patricia Reilly Giff; "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen; "A Corner of the Universe" by Ann M. Martin; "Surviving the Applewhites" by Stephanie Tolan.
		The solid black outlines, lightly textured backgrounds and a robust use of color were cited by judges.
		Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award: "The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler" by James Cross Giblin.
	www.freep.com /features/books/books28_20030128.htm (949 words)

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	Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff, read by Hope Davis
		Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff, read by Hope Davis
		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.
		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.
	www.taxianyone.com /catalog/display.pperl/9780807209196.html (125 words)

	BANK_9_586.TXT
		586 $aNewbery Medal, 2000 586 $aCoretta Scott King Author Award, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09-0022735 Pictures of Hollis Woods / Patricia Reilly Giff.
		Page 1 RECORDS THAT CONTAIN 586 TAGS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record Number Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09-0013374 Lily's crossing / Patricia Reilly Giff.
	www.tccsa.net /infohio/districts/Nrcn/BANK_9_586.TXT (368 words)

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