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Loading... The Great Gilly Hopkins (1978)by Katherine Paterson
This wasn't as exciting as a lot of stories. It wasn't as emotionally powerful, or at least not in the same way, as a lot of stories but when I finished there was never any question or debate as to what I would rate it. It was exactly what it needed to be and I loved the characters and the writing. Gilly is alive and real and I miss her already. (  ) Yona | May 2, 2013 |  It's still good. ( ) Lucy_Skywalker | Apr 24, 2013 | Shady Hill School 5th Grade. Newbery Honor Book. RGG: Gilly Hopkins is angry with the world because she's been shuttled from foster home to foster home. A heart-warming, entertaining story with quirky characters, who will warm your heart. rgruberexcel | Oct 14, 2012 | Shady Hill School 5th Grade. Newbery Honor Book. RGG: Gilly Hopkins is angry with the world because she's been shuttled from foster home to foster home. A heart-warming, entertaining story with quirky characters, who will warm your heart. rgruberexcel | Oct 14, 2012 | Shady Hill School 5th Grade. Newbery Honor Book. RGG: Gilly Hopkins is angry with the world because she's been shuttled from foster home to foster home. A heart-warming, entertaining story with quirky characters, who will warm your heart. rgruberexcel | Sep 4, 2012 |
One of my favorites from grade school. Despite her hatred towards her adoptive family, one of my favorite Gilly moments is where she teaches WE (the little boy) to stand up for himself by saying "Get the hell outta my way!" I would recommend this to anyone, regardless of the age group.
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0064402010, Paperback)Gilly Hopkins is a determined-to-be-unpleasant 11-year-old foster kid who the reader can't help but like by the end. Gilly has been in the foster system all her life, and she dreams of getting back to her (as she imagines) wonderful mother. (The mother makes these longings worse by writing the occasional letter.) Gilly is all the more determined to leave after she's placed in a new foster home with a "gross guardian and a freaky kid." But she soon learns about illusions--the hard way. This Newbery Honor Book manages to treat a somewhat grim, and definitely grown-up theme with love and humor, making it a terrific read for a young reader who's ready to learn that "happy" and "ending" don't always go together. (Ages 9 to 12) --Richard Farr(retrieved from Amazon Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:28:47 -0500) An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly. |
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