The Great Gilly Hopkins - Softcover

Paterson, Katherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064402010 ISBN 13: 9780064402019

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2004

Synopsis

This timeless Newbery Honor Book from bestselling author Katherine Paterson about a wisecracking, ornary, completely unforgettable young heroine. Now a feature film starring Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, and Octavia Spencer!

Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's hated them all. She has a reputation for being brash, brilliant, and completely unmanageable, and that's the way she likes it. So when she's sent to live with the Trotters--by far the strangest family yet--she knows it's only a temporary problem.

Gilly decides to put her sharp mind to work and get out of there fast. She's determined to no longer be a foster kid. Before long she's devised an elaborate scheme to get her real mother to come rescue her. Unfortunately, the plan doesn't work out quite as she hoped it would...

About this title

Review:

"The arrogant, bitter heroine of this moving story is a wisecracking, gum-chewing kid who has been shuttled from one foster home to another. . . . [She is portrayed] with warmth and wit, in a story filled with love and compassion."--CE

"This perceptive story draws strength from its finely delineated characters and rich, moving narrative."--ALA Booklist

"This fabulous book will give you rich discussions about her anger and how in that anger, she reacts without thinking." 15 Banned Books Every Tween and Teen Should Read--Brightly

From the Back Cover:

This Newbery Honor Book from bestselling author Katherine Paterson will simultaneously tug on the heartstrings and cause laugh-out-loud laughter.

Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's disliked them all. She has a reputation for being brash, brilliant, and completely unmanageable, and that's the way she likes it. So when she's sent to live with the Trotters--by far the strangest family yet--she knows it's only a temporary problem.

Gilly decides to put her sharp mind to work and get out of there fast. She's determined to no longer be a foster kid. Before long she's devised an elaborate scheme to get her real mother to come rescue her. Unfortunately, the plan doesn't work out quite as she hoped it would...

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0064402010
• ISBN 13: 9780064402019
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148