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Abandoned when she was just one hour old, 12-year-old Hollis Woods has lived in succession of foster homes. Now taken in by Josie Cahill, a retired art teacher, Hollis is hiding a secret about her last foster family--the family she hoped would adopt her permanently. A 2003 Newbery Honor book. |
(2 reviews)| Key Information | ||
| Authors | Patricia Reilly Giff | |
| Narrator | Hope Davis | |
| Fiction Genre | Biography & Autobiography • Family & Relationships • Juvenile Fiction | |
| Fiction Subgenre | • • • • • • | |
| Awards | 2003 Newbery Medal | |
| Professional Reviews | ||
| Professional Reviews | Kirkus: "This touching story will leave readers pleasantly drained, satisfied with the happy ending, and eager for more about Hollis's future." | |
| Book Editions | ||
| Book Editions | Audio - Compact DiscUnabridgedDecember 11, 2007Listening Library5.75"(h) x 5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.28 lbs.9780739359686 | |
| First Line | ||
| Publisher's Note | This picture has a dollop of peanut butter on one edge, a smear of grape jelly on the other other, and an X across the whole thing. I cut it out of a magazine for homework when I was six years old. | |
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