A review by deanna_rigney
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff

3.0

This was on my daughter's reading list for the summer, so I thought I'd read it too so we could discuss it together. It is the story of an abandoned 12-year old girl who doesn't fit in to the many foster homes where she's been placed so her solution is to eventually run from each. It is sad and sweet, and Hollis is not a typical character easily summed up. She is an artist, and, much of the story is told through her drawings and her stories that go along with the drawings. A great book for middle school kids.