Literary FictionMiddle Grade
A twelve-year-old foster child fights to keep her first true home with an elderly artist, while recalling a summer family she almost belonged to.
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A twelve-year-old foster child fights to keep her first true home with an elderly artist, while recalling a summer family she almost belonged to.
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This Newbery Honor book about a girl who has never known family fighting for her first true home “will leave readers . . . satisfied” ( Kirkus Reviews ). A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of the Century 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. When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josi...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Mild peril; a car accident causes non-graphic injury
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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No religious content present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Light background themes around foster care and social services
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content present
Abuse & suffering
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Child abandonment; unstable foster placements; emotional neglect themes
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