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serenastrike's review against another edition
4.0
A short but sweet read. Hollis reminded me of a student I had just this past year. The foster care system is so broken. This book did a great job of depicting that. It also showed how foster kids really do react to stress and trauma. It’s a beautiful story that is both sad and hopeful. Recommended for people who like coming-of-age and uplifting stories.
hannahlrapaglia's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve read this twice before but it gets me every time! Such a sweet story.
simplymary's review against another edition
5.0
Probably the best thought-out and beautiful book I've read in a long time. I'm a sucker for Newbery Honor books for adolescents, and this story teaches that love and kindness are all tough kids need to turn around. Hollis was an abandoned baby and goes from foster home to foster home, often running away before she gets kicked out. Melancholy but not depressing, overflowing with perfectly described detail, especially of things she observes in nature. She's an artist, and I wished I could have seen the drawings that were described. Lovely and rich relationships. It was such a quick and wonderful read that I couldn't put it down last night.
happytreereads's review against another edition
My heart, which has been feeling a bit frigid of late, was warmed by this book, and I am so glad I read it. (THE ENDING. *happy cries*) Honestly, I think I'd read it again...and I'm not even huge into re-reading books.
But, still, I can't seem to come up with a rating for this book and I'm gonna choose to be okay with that.
But, still, I can't seem to come up with a rating for this book and I'm gonna choose to be okay with that.
tay_nel's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
book_tribute23's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I read this for a second time as a novel study in school. Highly recommend, short, easy read. Great to annotate, beautiful quotes.
madisonboboltz's review against another edition
3.0
3.5!
Great look at what it means to belong, what it means to feel wanted, and what it means to be a family.
Great look at what it means to belong, what it means to feel wanted, and what it means to be a family.
jcschildbach's review against another edition
5.0
A quick read, I suppose intended for later-grade elementary-school kids, or perhaps junior high kids, I bought this for my kid years ago and pulled it off the shelf on a whim. It's about a kid in foster care, who has a talent for art, as well as self-sabotage, but who may just have met a few people who see through the negative image she blasts out into the world, and who help her to start seeing through that image as well.