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Book Review of Pictures of Hollis Woods

Pictures of Hollis Woods
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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. Hollis Woods is a mountain of trouble. She runs away even from the Regans, the one familiy who offers her a home.
When hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful everyday. If Social Services finds out they'll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hhollis Woods won't let anyone seperate them. She's escaped the system before; this time, she's taking Josie with her.
Stil, eve 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.