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1. What is the premise of PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS?

Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff is an emotional story about a little girl searching for a family. Hollis Woods is abandoned as a baby and spends her life being sent to various foster homes. Her story alternates between the time she spends with Josie Cahill and the summer she spent with the Regan family, who want to adopt her. Pictures of Hollis Woods is a novel about a troubled girl finding a family who will love her.

2. Why did Hollis' first grade teacher put a big "X" on her "W" picture?

First Picture, X, was cut out of a magazine when Hollis Woods was six years old because her teacher, Mrs. Evans, assigned homework to find a picture of words that begin with the letter "W", but Mrs. Evans marked the picture with an "X" because she saw a mother, father, brother and sister in front of a house but no words beginning with "W". Hollis wants to tell her it is for Wish or Want, but Mrs. Evans is already talking to the next child.

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