![]() Pictures of Hollis Woods was also named a Newberry Honor Book and Nory Ryan's Song was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. The novel also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. ![]() Lily's Crossing, about the homefront during World War II, was named a Newberry Honor Book by the American Library Association as well as an ALA Notable Book for Children. ![]() She is the author of the Polk Street School books. Together with her husband, Giff opened "The Dinosaur's Paw," a children's bookstore named after one of her own stories. She is the author of more than 60 children's books, as well as a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers. She also worked as an educational consultant for Dell Yearling and Young Yearling Books and as an advisor and instructor to aspiring writers. Who is Sam, and what do his strange dreams mean The shock of icy water as a boat crashes onto rocks feels real so does the castle high above him that is. She then became a reading consultant before finally, at the age of 40, deciding to write a book. After she graduated from college, she taught in the public schools in New York City until 1960 and then in the public schools in Elmont, New York from 1964 until 1971. John's University, and a Professional Diploma in Reading and a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hofstra University. She received a Bachelor's of Arts in Education from Marymount College, a Master's of Arts from St. ![]() She knew she wanted to be a writer, even as a little girl. ![]() Patricia Reilly Giff was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 26, 1935. ![]()
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