The Great Gilly Hopkins

by Katherine Paterson

On Sale: 01/05/2016

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The Great Gilly Hopkins

by Katherine Paterson

On Sale: 01/05/2016

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Parents' Choice Gold Award

Iowa Children's Choice Award

ALA Notable Children’s Book

Massachusetts Children's Book Award

William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas)

Christopher Award

Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey)

National Book Award

Jane Addams Book Award Honor Book

Newbery Honor Book

Horn Book Fanfare

Georgia Children’s Book Award

About the Book

The timeless Newbery Honor Book from bestselling author Katherine Paterson about a wisecracking, ornery, completely unforgettable young heroine.

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...

This classic middle grade novel has moved generations of readers and inspired a major motion picture starring Octavia Spencer, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, and Danny Glover. The acclaim for the book included the National Book Award, the Christopher Award, and the Jane Addams Award.

The joys and struggles of adoption, told in a real and accessible way, are beautifully expressed in Katherine Paterson's The Great Gilly Hopkins. Don't miss it!

Critical Praise

“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

“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.” — Children's Book Review Service

“This perceptive story draws strength from its finely delineated characters and rich, moving narrative.” — Booklist