Pictures of Hollis Woods
3 journalers for this copy...
Newbery Honor Book
A moving book about a young girl's search for love and family.
A moving book about a young girl's search for love and family.
Released 19 yrs ago (1/13/2005 UTC) at
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I read this quickly & put it back in MarciNYC's Young Adult Bookbox. I must admit my eyes got misty at the end. A great book. There's a teachers' guide at RandomHouse.com that includes vocabulary words, discussion questions, an art activity, and ways to consider this book in relation to language arts, social studies, science/health, art, careers, and creative drama.
From Booklist
Grades 5-7
She was named for the place where she was found as an abandoned baby. Twelve-year-old Hollis Woods has been through many foster homes--and she runs away, every time. In her latest placement, with an artist named Josie, the tightly wound Hollis begins to relax ever so slightly. In the warmth of Josie's creativity, Hollis' own drawings, always her voice and the way she sees best, proliferate. In flashback and memory, we see Hollis' last foster family, what they meant to her, and why she ran. But Josie is slowly slipping into dementia, and Hollis knows that she'll be taken away from her if Josie is found out.
From Booklist
Grades 5-7
She was named for the place where she was found as an abandoned baby. Twelve-year-old Hollis Woods has been through many foster homes--and she runs away, every time. In her latest placement, with an artist named Josie, the tightly wound Hollis begins to relax ever so slightly. In the warmth of Josie's creativity, Hollis' own drawings, always her voice and the way she sees best, proliferate. In flashback and memory, we see Hollis' last foster family, what they meant to her, and why she ran. But Josie is slowly slipping into dementia, and Hollis knows that she'll be taken away from her if Josie is found out.
Just cam ein a book box. Adding this one to the pile of to be read. Thanks MarciNYC> Luckily it is snowy winter here in Massachusetts.