The Great Gilly Hopkins

Katherine Paterson

Oct 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

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!

Ratings and reviews

This book made no sense. Plus it swore to much for a kid's book! At my school, we did bookclub on the FREAKING book and no one in my class got ANYTHING!!!!!!😠😡😠😡😠👎👎👎👎

Gilly is a foster child her mom is still caring for her but they're in different places Gilly is thinking of taking risky and dangerous chances to get to her mom I hope she finds her mom. Gilly fought six boys at her new school and made at least one bleed no wonder she is called "Gruesome Gilly" or "The Great Gilly Hopkins"

Sad, that she left her real family. Asome though that she can make people mad at her. :-) LOVED IT ÷ )

About the author

Katherine Paterson is one of the world’s most celebrated and beloved authors. Among her many awards are two Newberys and two National Book Awards, and she was recently named a "Living Legend” by the Library of Congress. She has been published in more than 22 languages in a variety of formats, from picture books to historical novels.