This Novel-Ties study guide accompanies Pictures of Hollis Woods. Hollis must find a way to stay in the first foster home where she has been loved, even though Social Services thinks that Josie's worsening forgetfulness makes her an unfit parent.

This Novel-Ties guide is a teacher/student literature unit organized in chapter-by-chapter format. There are pre-reading activities, vocabulary activities, comprehension questions, writing activities, literary devices, graphic organizers, cross-curricular connections, and post-reading activities. A summary and answer key are provided for the teacher.

The Novel-Ties study guide for Pictures of Hollis Woods is great for guided reading, differentiated reading, and literature circles.