Summer 2004 Review:

Pictures of Hollis Woods is about a girl named Hollis Woods after the place she was abandoned as a baby. She has stayed with many people on her quest for a home and a family. After an accident, she runs away from the Regans, who wanted to keep her, and is put with an old, forgetful woman named Josie. Hollis has many adventures while staying with Josie, and she draws pictures of what she remembers, and looks back at the. The story has a happy ending with a twinge of sadness. 
I can see why this book won a Newbery Honor. Its an enticing story, full of plot twists, and through the whole book, you want to know what made her run away from the Regans, but you don't find out until the end, which reminded me of another book I reviewed called The Truth About Twelve with the same technique used to draw you in. I would recommend this book to anyone from fourth grade to eighth grade. Its a fairly easy read and it goes deep into the meaning of love for Hollis Woods. If anyone were looking for a deep read, I would definitely recommend this book to them.

~ Emma Shebat, 7th grade, Canfield Village Middle School