I spent yesterday afternoon reading this book and as I was reading I felt very familiar with the book, almost like I had read it before. When I chose the book off the shelves in the library I had no recollection of ever having read or seen the book before. When would I have read this book before? I can only guess that when I lived and worked in NC I worked with a super librarian who was always reading and recommending YA books to me...I must have read it way back then.
I loved this story of Hollis Woods. A simply written story of a young orphan, Hollis Woods, who wants and wishes to belong to a real family but has never found one that she fits into. Written in the present time but also flashing back to different events in her life with different foster families that she has spent time with. The story is woven through the pictures that Hollis Woods has drawn. It is these pictures that make Hollis finally realize that she does belong and it is these pictures that show Hollis what being part of a real family means. The story is filled with twists and turns that will keep any reader (of any age grade 4 and up) on the edge of their seats. This book would make a superb classroom read aloud too.
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