California Young Reader Medal
2006 · Middle School/Junior High · Nominee
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Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby's name is an artist is now a twelve-year-old girl who's been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. Hollis Woods is a mountain of trouble. She runs away even from the Regans, the one family who offers her a home.
When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they'll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won't let anyone separate them. She's escaped the system before; this time, she's taking Josie with her.
Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she'll never forget.
Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family.
When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they'll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won't let anyone separate them. She's escaped the system before; this time, she's taking Josie with her.
Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she'll never forget.
Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family.
Awards
Nutmeg Book Award
2006 · Intermediate · Nominee
Buckeye Children's Book Award
2005 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2005 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2005 · Young Adult · Nominee
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2005 · Intermediate · Nominee
Land of Enchantment Book Award
2005 · Young Adult · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2005 · Grades 3-6 · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2005 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2005 · Middle School · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2005 · Intermediate · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2004 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2004 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Book Club Picks
2004 · Costco's Buyer's Pick
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
2004 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Charlotte Award
2004 · Young Adult · Nominee
Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award
2004 · Children's · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2004 · Children's Book · Nominee
North Carolina Children's Book Award
2004 · Junior Book · Nominee
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
2004 · Grades 3-6 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2004 · Children's · Nominee
Christopher Award
2003 · Ages 10-12 · Winner
Newbery Medal
2003 · Children's · Honor Book
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