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Patricia Reilly Giff

Born

in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

April 26, 1935

Died

June 22, 2021

Genre

Children's

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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

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Patricia Reilly Giff’s books

Average rating: 3.93 · 91,732 ratings · 7,834 reviews · 191 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pictures of Hollis Woods 4.03 avg rating — 30,015 ratings — published 2002 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lily's Crossing 3.87 avg rating — 9,561 ratings — published 1997 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nory Ryan's Song (Nory Ryan, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 4,330 ratings — published 2000 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleven 3.46 avg rating — 3,465 ratings — published 2008 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Girl 3.80 avg rating — 2,037 ratings — published 2009 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maggie's Door (Nory Ryan #2) 3.92 avg rating — 1,476 ratings — published 2003 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gingersnap 3.53 avg rating — 1,315 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water Street (Nory Ryan, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 1,131 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A House of Tailors 3.95 avg rating — 1,062 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willow Run 3.74 avg rating — 1,055 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Patricia Reilly Giff

Lily's Crossing (2 books)
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3.85 avg rating — 10,616 ratings

Nory Ryan (3 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 6,937 ratings

The Kids of the Polk Street School (16 books)
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3.60 avg rating — 2,080 ratings

The Polka Dot Private Eye (8 books)
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3.58 avg rating — 338 ratings

Zigzag Kids (8 books)
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3.44 avg rating — 294 ratings

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Quotes by Patricia Reilly Giff (?)

“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

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“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

tags: friendship, goodbye, memories, patricia-reilly-giff, war

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“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 November?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in September and October. Please let me know if you think a book should be added to the list.

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

The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter

10 votes 37.0%

Storyteller by Patricia Reilly Giff

4 votes 14.8%

The Clockwork Three by Matthew J. Kirby

4 votes 14.8%

The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson

2 votes 7.4%

Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst

2 votes 7.4%

What Happened on Fox Street by Tricia Springstubb

2 votes 7.4%

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

2 votes 7.4%

The Memory Bank by Carolyn Coman

1 vote 3.7%

27 total votes

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