Pictures of Hollis Woods
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9780385326551
Pages
166 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
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.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Foster care; foster families; orphan; foster home care
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
foster families
Awards
John Newbery Medal, 2003, Honor Book
Christopher Award, 2003, Winner
Keywords
family; old age; artists; New York
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Giff, Patricia Reilly, "Pictures of Hollis Woods" (2002). Diverse Families. 623.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/623