In this Newbery Honor Book, a troublesome 12-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.
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..
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.
She\'s escaped the system before; this time, she\'s taking Josie with her.
Well, Hollis Woods won\'t let anyone separate them.
If Social Services finds out, they\'ll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home.
But Josie is growing more forgetful every day.
When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay.
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. satisfied ( Kirkus Reviews ). . .
This Newbery Honor book about a girl who has never known family fighting for her first true home will leave readers .
In this Newbery Honor Book, a troublesome 12-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
