Pictures of Hollis Woods
By: Patricia Reilly Giff
4.03
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby's name is an artist is…
Want to Read $ 8.99"There are some people who don't even know enough to fall in love with the water."-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
"There are some people who don't even know enough to fall in love with the water."-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
"Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it, really look, you'll see the way things are...that's the world, isn't it? You have to keep looking to find the truth."-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
"Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it, really look, you'll see the way things are...that's the world, isn't it? You have to keep looking to find the truth."-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
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1. Penny from Heaven
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
It’s1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
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"My idea of Heaven has nothing to do with fluffy clouds or angels. In my Heaven there's butter pecan ice cream and swimming pools and baseball games. The Brooklyn Dodgers always win, and I have the be…"-Jennifer L. Holm, Penny from Heaven
2. Rules
By: Cynthia Lord
3.97
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptan… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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- contemporary
- family
"rules"-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"No toys in the fish tank "-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"Just this once, let it be easy."-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"...choosing words is harder than I thought."-Cynthia Lord, Rules
3. Half a Chance
By: Cynthia Lord
3.99
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
A moving new middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of Rules. When Lucy's family moves… read more
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- childrens
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4. Shakespeare's Secret
By: Elise Broach
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A missing diamond, a mysterious neighbor, a link to Shakespeare-can Hero uncover the connections? … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"There is a difference between giving into something and accepting it."-Elise Broach, Shakespeare's Secret
"My mom says that when it rains you never feel like you should be anywhere but home."-Elise Broach, Shakespeare's Secret
"I suppose we never know what we have the capacity to forgive until we're truly tested."-Elise Broach, Shakespeare's Secret
"My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you."-Elise Broach, Shakespeare's Secret
5. Our Only May Amelia (May Amelia, #1)
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.23
Format: 510 pages, Paperback
It isn't easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899, but it's particularly hard when y… read more
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- childrens
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6. The Mozart Season
By: Virginia Euwer Wolff
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Remember, what's down inside you, all covered up--the things of your soul. The important, secret t… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
7. A Corner of the Universe
By: Ann M. Martin
4.03
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Hattie Owen enjoys peaceful Millerton summertimes with "houses nodding in the heavy air," being in … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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- fiction
- family
8. Belle Prater's Boy
By: Ruth White
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover edition can be found here. When Belle Prater disappears, Belle’s boy, Woodro… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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- family
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9. Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
By: Polly Horvath
3.71
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the small Canadian town of Coal Harbour, in a quaint restaurant called The Girl on the Red Swing… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
"At heart, we're all violent raging wolves, but in our actions we can be pacifists."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"There's something about sports. You can be setting fire to cats and burying them in your backyard, but as long as you're playing team sports, people think you're okay."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"I want someone who puts the whole ball of wax at risk. I want the kind of marriage where we would follow each other out into the stormy fatal sea or I'm not marrying at all."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"You can be sunk low or as a skunk and still have a joy in your heart. Joy lives like one of those spinning things---a gyroscope in your heart. It doesn't seem to have any connection to circumstance, …"-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
10. Elijah of Buxton
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
3.66
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel f… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
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11. Olive's Ocean
By: Kevin Henkes
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
Sometimes life can change in an instant Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends, but… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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12. Matilda Bone
By: Trina Schart Hyman , Karen Cushman
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Newbery medalist Karen Cushman assembles a cast of unforgettable characters in a fascinating and pu… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
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- young adult
13. A Year Down Yonder (A Long Way from Chicago, #2)
By: Richard Peck
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Mary Alice remembers childhood summers packed with drama. At fifteen, she faces a whole long year w… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
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14. The Lost Flower Children
By: Janet Taylor Lisle , Satomi Ichikawa
3.89
Format: 704 pages, Paperback
Motherless Olivia and Nellie go to live with their elderly Great-Aunt Minty, who knows little about… read more
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15. The Summer of the Swans
By: Betsy Byars
3.60
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
Sometimes you don't know what you love--until you almost lose it. Sara's fourteenth summer was turn… read more
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16. The Wednesday Wars
By: Gary D. Schmidt
2.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero.The Wednesday… read more
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17. The Teacher's Funeral : A Comedy in Three Parts
By: Richard Peck
4.73
Format: None pages,
In 1904, Russell Culver 15 wants to leave school and his tiny Indiana farm town for the endless sky… read more
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18. Whittington
By: None , Alan Armstrong
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal Honor Title (2006) This winning tale introduces Whittington, a roughneck Tom who a… read more
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19. Pictures of Hollis Woods
By: Patricia Reilly Giff
4.03
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby's name is an artist is… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- fostering
- middle grade
- young adult
- adoption
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
"There are some people who don't even know enough to fall in love with the water."-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
"Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it,…"-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
20. A Long Way from Chicago (A Long Way from Chicago, #1)
By: Richard Peck
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Join Joey and his sister Mary Alice as they spend nine unforgettable summers with the worst influen… read more
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21. Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
By: Sylvia Engdahl
3.95
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Elana, though still a first-year student at the academy of the interstellar Anthopological Service,… read more
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- fiction
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"The outcome of belief in magic can certainly surpass all hope..."-Sylvia Engdahl, Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
"It's a lot more comfortable to live in a world where the rules still apply."-Sylvia Engdahl, Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
"Why, if nobody believed anything except what they understood, how limited we'd be!"-Sylvia Engdahl, Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
"Awed, I asked, 'How could you possibly have known enough about Jarel to trust him?' 'I didn't. I trusted you."-Sylvia Engdahl, Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
