Title: Pictures of Hollis Woods
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
Genre: Realistic Fiction
# of Pages:
Books Read: 14/50
I'm reminded of The Great Gilly Hopkins, but with a little bit older and more mature character. Hollis is a foster child struggling with feeling like she doesn't belong anywhere. She loves to draw and is an amazing artist, but she skips school a lot and struggles when she does attend.
The book weaves in a series of flashbacks to Hollis's memories of the Regan family, where she was happy for a summer. Now, Hollis is living with Josie, an older lady who is starting to forget some things. I think what Hollis most likes about Josie is that Josie needs her. And like the Regans, Josie celebrates what Hollis is good at, rather than criticizing her faults. This story is one of family, love, and belonging, in a beautiful and intriguing way. I enjoyed it!
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