Patricia Reilly Giff

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Patricia Reilly Giff


Born
in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
April 26, 1935

Died
June 22, 2021

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Patricia Reilly Giff was the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the Friends and Amigos books, and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan's Song, a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction; and the Newbery Honor Books Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. Lily's Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. ...more

Average rating: 3.92 · 88,351 ratings · 7,434 reviews · 178 distinct worksSimilar authors
Pictures of Hollis Woods

4.02 avg rating — 29,102 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
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The Yearling

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4.02 avg rating — 27,996 ratings — published 1938 — 261 editions
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Lily's Crossing

3.87 avg rating — 9,258 ratings — published 1997 — 35 editions
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Nory Ryan's Song (Nory Ryan...

3.94 avg rating — 4,097 ratings — published 2000 — 23 editions
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Eleven

3.47 avg rating — 3,396 ratings — published 2008 — 21 editions
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Wild Girl

3.80 avg rating — 2,023 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions
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Maggie's Door (Nory Ryan #2)

3.92 avg rating — 1,406 ratings — published 2003 — 22 editions
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Gingersnap

3.52 avg rating — 1,259 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions
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Water Street (Nory Ryan, #3)

3.90 avg rating — 1,063 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions
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A House of Tailors

3.93 avg rating — 1,006 ratings — published 2004
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More books by Patricia Reilly Giff…
Lily's Crossing Willow Run
(2 books)
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3.85 avg rating — 10,264 ratings

Nory Ryan's Song Maggie's Door Water Street
(3 books)
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3.93 avg rating — 6,566 ratings

The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room Fish Face The Candy Corn Contest December Secrets In the Dinosaur's Paw The Valentine Star Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs
(16 books)
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3.60 avg rating — 1,962 ratings

The Case of the Cool-Itch Kid The Clue at the Zoo The Mystery of the Blue Ring The Powder Puff Puzzle The Secret at the Polk Stre... The Trail of the Screaming ... The Riddle of the Red Purse
(8 books)
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3.58 avg rating — 323 ratings

Number One Kid Big Whopper Flying Feet Star Time Bears Beware Super Surprise Sky High
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3.44 avg rating — 278 ratings

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“Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it, really look, you'll see the way things are...that's the world, isn't it? You have to keep looking to find the truth.”
Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
tags: art

“I told her that saying goodbye didn't matter, not a bit. What mattered were all the days you were together before that, all the things you remembered.”
Patricia Reilly Giff, Lily's Crossing

“I want to see children curled up with books, finding an awareness of themselves as they discover other people's thoughts.”
Patricia Reilly Giff, Water Street

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What Book Shall We Read in October?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in July and August. Feel free to add books to the list, if they were published in July and August 2011

If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.

 
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  5 votes 12.2%

 
  4 votes 9.8%

Summer I learned to fly (write-in)
 
  3 votes 7.3%

 
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