Pictures of Hollis Woods
Newbery Honor Book 2003
ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2003
ALA Notable Children's Book 2003
Kentucky Bluegrass Master List 2004
Maine Student Book Master List 2003
Massachusetts Children's Book Master List 2004
Christopher Award 2003
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
Publisher: Random House Children's Books, copy write 2002
Page Count: 166
Lexile Level: 650L
Overview:
"Hollis Woods has been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. She even runs away from the Regans, the one family who offers her a home. 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. 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 plans to take Josie with her." --Barnes and Noble
Suggested Delivery: Individual Reading
Words or Phrases to Describe the Book:
1. Emphasis on family
2. Sense of belonging
3. Vivid descriptions
4. Love and acceptance
5. Forgiveness
Electronic Resources:
1. Foster Families
This website is designed to help students understand what a foster family is, and how they are similar to their own families. The text can be read by the students, or there is a listening option for students with lower reading levels or a preference for listening to information.
2. About the Author
This site has a biography of the author, as well as links to other books she has written.
Key Vocabulary:
1. Agency
2. Foster care
3. Artificial
4. Lingering
5. Maneuvered
6. Silhouettes
Reading Strategies:
Before: The class should partake in a discussion about different family dynamics.
During: Students should create a book of their own drawings representing their interpretations of the pictures and scenes described in the story.
After: Students can work in groups to put on a short skit of their favorite chapter or scene in the book.
Writing Activity: Students can write a short final chapter to the book, describing how Hollis feels in her new home, and how she is adapting to having a baby sister.
Resources:
Barnes and Noble, . (n.d.). In Pictures of Hollis Woods. Retrieved July 1, 2012, from (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pictures-of-hollis-woods-patricia-reilly-giff/1100289889?ean=9780440415787)
Giff, P. R. (2002). Pictures of Hollis Woods. New York: Wendy Lamb Books
Giff, P. R. (2002). Pictures of Hollis Woods. New York: Wendy Lamb Books.
Random House Children's Books, . (2010). In Pictures of Hollis Woods. Retrieved July 1, 2012 from http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385326551
Scholastic, . (n.d.). In Pictures of Hollis Woods. Retrieved July 1, 2012, from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/pictures-hollis-woods
Pictures of Hollis Woods Resources:
Barnes and Noble, . (n.d.). In Pictures of Hollis Woods. Retrieved July 1, 2012, from (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pictures-of-hollis-woods-patricia-reilly-giff/1100289889?ean=9780440415787)
Giff, P. R. (2002). Pictures of Hollis Woods. New York: Wendy Lamb Books
Giff, P. R. (2002). Pictures of Hollis Woods. New York: Wendy Lamb Books.
Random House Children's Books, . (2010). In Pictures of Hollis Woods. Retrieved July 1, 2012 from http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385326551
Scholastic, . (n.d.). In Pictures of Hollis Woods. Retrieved July 1, 2012, from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/pictures-hollis-woods
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