1. WRITTEN BY: PATRICIA REILLY POWER POINT BY: KATIE Pictures of Hollis Woods

2. (Response) Quick Summery After running away from her last foster placement with the Regan family, twelve year old Hollis Woods is placed with a new foster mother Josie. Hollis is a talented artist and she tells her stories through her pictures. One revealing picture is the "W" picture Hollis drew for a first grade class assignment on the letter "w". Hollis also drew a picture of her “happy” family. Hollis had that family in the Regan's, but fear of attachment and motional caused her to run away. As Josie's forgetfulness grows worse, Hollis is forced into the role of a mother to her. Through her artwork and her care of Josie, Hollis Woods finds her family. Find out her new family in Pictures of Hollis Woods!

3. (Exploration) All About the Author Patricia Reilly Giff has received the Newbery Honor for Pictures of Hollis Woods and Lily's Crossing, which is also a Boston Globe—Horn Book Honor Book. Nory Ryan's Song was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Notable Book. "I always start each day by writing. That's like breathing to me," says Patricia Reilly Giff. In fact, this bestselling author admits: "I wanted to write from the first time I picked up a book and read. I thought it must be the most marvelous thing to make people dance across the pages. I got this article form.http://www.randomhouse.com/features/patriciareillygiff/patriciagiff.h tmhttp://www.randomhouse.com/features/patriciareillygiff/patriciagiff.h tm

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