What do you think of Hollis?

1/6/2016

What do you think of Hollis?

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Make an INFERENCE!

Use clues from the reading AND background knowledge to answer the following question:

At the end of Chapter Two, Hollis says, "I thought about Steven and the Old Man and Izzy and I put my hand on my chest because there was such an ache inside."

At the end of Chapter Three, Hollis says, "Why did I have to mess everything up?"

Make an INFERENCE! Why do you think Hollis aches inside? What do you think she messed up and WHY?

Think deeply and write an insightful, 1-2 paragraph post.

Check for simple errors, if there are too many it will not be posted!

36 Comments

Alexa

1/6/2016 15:09:08

Hollis' heart ached because she misses the Regan family and she wishes she could go back and fix her relationship with them and see them again. I think she messed up her relationship with the Regan's and she can never go back to them. I think she messed up because she ran away from them. I think Hollis wanted to experience a different experience and that's why she ran away.

Ryan

1/6/2016 15:27:12

I think Hollis aches inside because she misses the Regans because with Hollis in the Regan family the family would then be perfect. I think Hollis messed up her chance of staying with the Regans. I think she messed this up because I think that the Regans might have done one little thing wrong and then Hollis gave up on them and didn't think the Regans were good enough for her so she ran away.

Alex

1/7/2016 10:32:28

I like how you used the perfect family.

James

1/7/2016 10:37:02

I agree with you Ryan because at first I didn't think of how when Hollis was at the Regans it would be the perfect family. But now I do!

Rose

1/6/2016 16:06:10

I think Hollis had an ache inside because she got kind of attached to them in a way that made her heart ache. They were the best family she had ever been in and she might have felt that she belonged there, a little. I also think that she might have felt bad about leaving them, they were nice to her and they were the kind of family she wanted. A mother, a father a brother and, a sister.
I think Hollis thinks she messed up by running away from the Regan's. She messed up their lives by running away. Izzy said "It's great to have a girl around, Holly. We have to stick together against these guys." She must have been happy to have another girl around. She was the only woman in the house so it must have been different. When Hollis ran away Izzy must have been really sad. Hollis really messed up.

Sophia

1/6/2016 17:00:41

I think that Hollis Woods feels aches inside because she feels sorry for running away or just having to leave the Steven. I think Hollis feels this way because she is always thinking of Steven and how she would never forget his family.

I think Hollis messed up her family relationship with Regans. I think she might of been drawing and Steven could of tried to mess it up as a joke but Hollis took it seriously so the pushed him in the holly bush's and really hurt him. Then he would of flipped out and grew a deep hate towards Hollis so she decided to leave. Therefore she must feel she messed every thing up.

Melted sand 231

1/7/2016 10:30:49

that`s really good! I like that idea you had.

Eva

1/7/2016 10:34:36

I agree when you said that Hollis aches because she misses Steven because she talks to him even when he isn't there and what you said also.

Heidi

1/6/2016 17:12:36

I think that when Hollis says "why did I have to mess everything up?" i think it was when she did something wrong. Maybe while she was riding the car with Steven something happened and it was Hollis fault. Also when they were eating Hollis might have knocked something over or ruin a plan Stevens family had. I think this because before it said "why did I have to mess everything up?" they were eating.Also Steven said she would "teach" Hollis how to drive,so they might have went together on a car ride and Hollis messed something up.

At the end of chapter two Hollis said she had a ache inside her. I think she had a ache inside her because she was probably nervous about having a new family and about Steven. She might not have had a brother before and didn't know what what would happen so she was nervous. If I was Hollis and never had a brother before, I would get nervous and my I would have an ache. Also in that chapter Hollis just met Steven and his family so she didn't know what to happen. But it turns out Hollis liked Steven but still ran away.

Derek

1/7/2016 10:40:13

I never saw it in that way. How did you pick up on that clue about learning how to drive and after eating.

Aidan

1/6/2016 17:20:30

I think at the end of chapter two Hollis is sad that she is away from the Regans. Usually when a person gets an pain in their chest it is because they miss something or they got hit there. Hollis misses the Regans and wants to go back there. I can tell this because she is always thinking about the Regans and excpecially Steven who she always thinks about and "talks" to him. She aches inside because she misses the Regans and Steven and wants to go back.
At the end of chapter three Holly says she messed everything up. Holly messed up her life. She messed it up because she ran away from the Regans who excepteded her. If she did not run away she would have a great life living with the Regans who might have adopted her. She said that she looks key Steven and Steven would play with her and she was happy. She had found the place she wanted to live but thought it was not perfect. Holly can learn from this that not everything is perfect.

Jack

1/6/2016 17:30:46

I think that Hollis aches inside because it hurts her to think about the Regans and all the fun times she had with them. Hollis might have thought that the Regans could have been the family she was looking for. Also Hollis was the completion to their family. They had a mom, dad, son and all they needed was a girl. He probably feels bad for abandoning them. Why wouldn’t that make someone feel bad?

I think that Hollis did something bad at school and it make her feel like she did not belong to the family. The old Man and Izzy might have been disappointed and Hollis did not want to disappoint them so she said she did not belong there and she ran. After that the Regans might have felt really bad and not be happy knowing that a foster child ran away. Would you think you messed up if you did that.

Ryan

1/7/2016 10:36:09

Jack i think you are so right about the part that all the Regans need is a girl because Steven needs someone to play with and the Parents are capable of looking after Hollis. Also Hollis did say in the beginning of the story that she wanted a family with two parents a boy and a girl (Hollis). Great writing about Hollis this is true.

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1/7/2016 10:44:31

I agree with you Jack. I never thought of how she could have done something bad in school. Well I sort of did but not in that way. Who knows maybe she did do something bad! Thanks JackInTheBox!

James Christian

1/6/2016 17:45:43

At the end of chapter two Hollis had aches in her chest thinking about Steven, Old man and Izzy. I think this happens to her because she might be homesick. She probably missed them a lot. Also she mention how that was one of her favorite homes and she'll never forget it. So she most likely has lots of good memories about her time their. Now what ever Hollis sees that was back at Steven's house she thinks of it and reminds her of her great memories their

At the end of chapter three Hollis says why did I have to mess every thing up. I think she means why did I have to be such a bad kid. I think so because she was a kid who would be bad in school or run away from her homes. So she probably wants to go back to them since she likes it their so much, apologize, and maybe she would want to stay their longer.

Jack

1/7/2016 10:23:58

Two really good points, I did not think of Hollis messing up that way it is very interesting.

Aidan

1/7/2016 10:38:32

James that is a interesting way to look at it. I never thought of how she was bad and ran away from so many homes. Also you said she would have gone back there and apologized to the Regans is a good point.

Makenna

1/6/2016 17:54:05

I think that Hollis thinks about her running away from her favorite home. I think that she thought that Steven's family wasn't what she wanted, but it was! Her stomach ache's from feeling guilty. I think she wanted to stay there, but she knows that they would probuly bring her back with the other orphans. However, I think she realizes that Steven's family liked her a lot and knows that they wouldn't trade her in. That's why she said "she messed up".

Chica-Chica

1/7/2016 10:36:32

I wrote something like that. I really like how you said she missed the regan's because she really liked them and it seemed she would stay.

Alex

1/6/2016 17:57:44

I think Hollis aches inside because she misses Steven, Izzy, and the old man. I know because when she got the ache she was thinking of them. I also know because she was trying not to think of them and other things she did there. I think Hollis feels like she messed up having a family. I think this because she was thinking about feeling like part of Stevens family.I also know because she misses them.

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1/7/2016 10:46:10

Alex i agree with you that she misses the Regans because she always thinks about them and whenever she thinks about them she aches inside because she misses playing with Steven and how all of the Regans are nice to Hollis. Great writing Alex.

Aurora

1/6/2016 18:08:28

I think Hollis aches inside. I think she aches because she loved that family. Also that they were the only family she really loved.I think she messed up her chance to live with the Regan's. I think that because she said "But when I think of my W picture, mostly I think of the Regans' house in the Branches".

Amanda

1/6/2016 18:08:32

I think Hollis said her stomach ached because she might have been nervous or worried. I think she was nervous because she ran away from the Regans family, and if she goes back there nothing will be the same since she already moved in with Josie. Also, she might have ached because she started to miss them a lot.

When Hollis says, "Why did I have to mess everything up?" I think she meant that she shouldn't have ran away from the Regans even though it wasn't the family she dreamed of. It was the closest Hollis could get to a family she liked, and she seemed to like Steven, the Old Man, and Izzy. Hollis thinks she made a mistake running away and I think she wishes she could move back. That is my inference so far on the book and Hollis.

Allison

1/6/2016 18:12:58

I think Hollis aches inside because she has no real family. I think this because if I had no parents I would be really sad. Also she might feel bad about leaving the Regans. I think this because she really liked the them.Finally, Hollis might feel lonley because she has noboby to depend on when she runs away.

I think Hollis messed up living with the Regans. She might regret leaving them. Also Hollis might have done something wrong to the Regans. She could have gotten them mad with her. I think this because she is always thinking about them.

Eva link

1/6/2016 18:48:21

I think Hollis is aching inside because she is longing for the family that she drew when she was younger. Even though the Regan's were a good family she still ran away. She also aches inside because she's allowing herself to feel her true feelings rather than ignoring them like she usually does.

I think Hollis says to herself "Why am I messing everything up?" because she misses Steven and the Regan's. She talks to Steven even when he isn't there. Hollis thinks she did something wrong not to be with the family.

Jamie

1/6/2016 18:48:31

I think that Hollis Woods messed up by leaving the Regan's. I think that she left them because like she said maybe one day she woke up and thought to herself " I think that I'm going to leave today". But I think that after she left the Regan's she regretted it because she realized that they were as close as she could get to the perfect family.
I think that she had an ache in her stomach because she was thinking about the Regan's. She might have also thought about leaving the Regan's and how she wanted to be with them.

Colin

1/6/2016 19:09:25

I can infer that Hollis aches inside because she misses the Regans. I think that because when she thinks of them she aches. Also she talks to Steven in her head and she wonders if he thinks
of her.
I can also infer that she messed by l leaving the Regans. I think that because I think that because she loved the Regans but she left them. She can't ever go back to the Regans but she still misses them.

Anna

1/6/2016 19:32:55

I think Hollis aches inside because she misses the family she is with. They must be special if she calls them by their real name. Also she might regret leaving them because that family was a good fit for her.
I think Hollis messed up because she thought it was not the "perfect" family, like the picture from kindergarten. Then she left to look for the right family and figured out that she had already found a great family for her.

Julianne

1/6/2016 19:40:25

I think that Hollis aches when she thinks of Steven, the Old Man and Izzy because she is worried that she hurt their feelings. She ran away from them even though they were kind to her. If someone runs away from a person, it is usually because they don't like them or don't want to be around them. Hollis might think that the Regans think this is the reason she ran away from them.

I think that Hollis thinks she messed up her chances of having the family she wanted by running away from the Regans. The Regans were the one family who offered her a home that she liked. I think that Hollis ran away from the Regans because she thought that they didn't actually like her, they were just putting up with her because they felt bad for her. She might of thought they thought she had a sad life because she didn't have parents. Hollis could also think that they just wanted to make her happy.

NATED.

1/6/2016 20:00:14

I think that Hollis Woods says "I thought about Steven and the Old Man and Izzy and I put my hand on my chest because there was such an ache inside," and "Why did I have to mess everything up?" because she always ran away from the places she's stayed even when she liked where she was staying. I think this because she stayed with the Regans. She liked staying with the Regans, but currently she is staying with a woman named Josie. If she maybe hadn't done something, she might not have been token away from them or ran away from them, and she thinks it is her fault for that action that caused her to leave.

Nina D

1/6/2016 20:00:39

When she said "I thought about Steven and the Old Man and Izzy and put my hand on my chest because there was such an ache inside. " my inference was that there was an ache inside because she was sad. Also she must miss them and want to see them again sometime.
Also When she said "why did I have to mess everything up." my inference is that she is saying this because she ran away from that family. It must be hard to think of running away from that family now.

Rebecca

1/6/2016 20:09:32

I think Hollis aches inside because she was missing what she had and what she could have right now. I think she messed up the family she had because she thought she could do better but now she is afraid she made a bad choice. Hollis isn't so sure that Josie will make a good family. But I think that Josie will be the family that Hollis always wanted.

Nina D

1/7/2016 10:25:57

That`s really good! I think that Josie will be the rite family for Hollis too.

Kieran

1/6/2016 20:36:02

I think that Hollis had an ache inside because she wants Steven to be there with her. I think this because she kept having thoughts that Steven and her were together and doing fun things.

I think she messed up by not going to look for Steven while she had the chance. I think this because she wants to be with Steven, and you can tell by what she is thinking. She probably won't get to look for Steven because Josie offered to teach Hollis her skills if she stays.

Christopher U tley

1/6/2016 20:36:04

I think that she has a pain in her chest because when she thinks of something that reminds her of Steven and she gets very sad. Also the ache might of came from the depression about her running away from loving families and all of the fun times she could of had by staying with her foster parents. This is why i think she has an ache in her chest, this is because she is sad.

I think she said that she messed everything up because every time she ran away from the people that took her in. Some of the people she ran away from were like family figures to her. I think this because she seemed very sad about remembering the good times she had with her previous family. I also think this because by running away, she messed up her whole future life and maybe even of missed the chance to feel like she actually had a family and a brother.

Derek

1/6/2016 20:55:30

When Hollis thinks about Steven, Izzy, and the Old Man and is aching, I think she feels bad. They were the only family that cared for her and treated for her. All she did to pay them back was run away. When Hollis says why did I have to mess everything up I think she messed up when she ran away from Steven. I think she did this because even though Steven, Izzy, and the Old Man are a great place to be it still wasn't the perfect family that Hollis has been dreaming about.

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