Patricia Reilly Giff
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