Giff, Patricia Reilly

Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
42 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 5,087 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her

Lily's crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
29 editions published between 1997 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 4,797 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently

Willow Run by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
12 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 4,238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During World War II, after moving with her parents to Willow Run, Michigan, when her father gets a job in the B-24 bomber-building factory, eleven-year-old Meggie learns about different kinds of bravery from all of the people around her

Wild girl by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
9 editions published between 2009 and 2013 in English and French and held by 4,035 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When twelve-year-old Lidie leaves Brazil to join her father and brother on a horse ranch in New York, she has a hard time adjusting to her changed circumstances, as does a new horse that has come to the ranch

A house of tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
11 editions published between 2004 and 2013 in English and held by 3,647 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When thirteen-year-old Dina emigrates from Germany to America in 1871, her only wish is to return home as soon as she can, but as the months pass and she survives a multitude of hardships living with her uncle and his young wife and baby, she finds herself thinking of Brooklyn as her home

Nory Ryan's song by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
23 editions published between 2000 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 3,514 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive

Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
18 editions published between 2008 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 2,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Sam, who is a talented woodworker but can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past. With the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered

All the way home by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
15 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in English and held by 2,027 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1941, circumstances bring together Brick, a boy from New York's apple country, and Mariel, a young girl made shy by her bout with polio, and the two make a journey from Brooklyn back to help Brick's elderly neighbors save their apple crop and to help Mariel learn about her past

The beast in Ms. Rooney's room by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
39 editions published between 1984 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 2,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It's September again.What does it mean for Richard "Beast" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with "babies" like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can't help getting into trouble.But with the help of Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher, Beast starts to enjoy reading and just might find a way to help the second grade win the school banner for best class. Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to help getting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way

Maggie's door by Patricia Reilly Giff ( Book )
13 editions published between 2003 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,979 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the mid-1800s, Nory and her neighbor and friend, Sean, set out separately on a dangerous journey from famine-plagued Ireland, hoping to reach a better life in America