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Patricia Reilly Giff

Americanb. April 26, 1935Children's Literature

Patricia Reilly Giff is an American author known for the Polk Street School series and Lily's Crossing. Her accessible, heartfelt novels have won Newbery Honors.

Works

  • Lily's CrossingGirl befriends refugee while escaping to magical island during family vacation→
  • Pictures of Hollis WoodsFoster girl reconstructs her past through art connecting her to lost memories→
  • Nory Ryan's SongDuring potato famine, Irish girl's family faces starvation while sister emigrates→
  • A House of TailorsGerman immigrant girl finds belonging through tailoring and cross-cultural friendships→
  • Water StreetOverlapping stories of residents on Water Street in small town America→

Related

Beverly Cleary·Barbara Park·Patricia MacLachlan
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