Pictures of Hollis Woods 紐伯瑞得獎書

《霍莉絲・伍茲的畫像》是一部溫馨的成長小說，講述一位名叫霍莉絲的十二歲女孩，在寄養家庭中輾轉多年，始終沒有真正的家。當她被安排到年邁藝術家喬西的家中時，兩人逐漸建立起親密的關係，但喬西的記憶開始變得混亂，社會局可能會再次將她們分開。霍莉絲不願失去這段得來不易的陪伴，決定做出改變。這本書透過簡單真摯的文字，描寫孩子對家的渴望與對過去的思念，也呈現藝術與回憶在生活中的意義，適合喜歡感人故事的讀者閱讀。

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 Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they’ll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won’t let anyone separate them. She’s escaped the system before; this time, she’s taking Josie with her. Still, even 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.

Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family.