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The Great Gilly Hopkins

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She's mean she's nasty and she's coming your way. She's the great Gilly Hopkins a girl who is 11 years old and really wants to live with her mother. But ends up living with wierd Mrs. Trotter and dum William Ernest. Gilly plans to go to her mother by herself but how was she going to do it with Mrs. Trotter and William Ernest in the way? I think you will love this book if you like realistic fiction books. I thought it was really good because of the action.

I first read The Great Gilly Hopkins when I was in third or fourth grade in elementary school. We read this, as well as Bridge to Terabithia.

When I read this book in class, I liked it so much that I bought a copy at our school's book fair. About two weeks ago, when I set up all of my books on my newly built book shelf, I stared at the smoke-stained pages of The Great Gilly Hopkins and sat down to read it. I couldn't really remember much of the book, at that point, besides that it was about an orphan. As I read through each chapter, I recalled more and more. I even remembered the title of the chapter "Harassing Miss Harris." Parts of this book left me feeling broken, still -- especially the ending.

I have a cousin who was in foster care, and my step-son is going through similar instances with his mother (but not rebelling, yet.) After rereading this and being so blown away, still, almost fifteen years later, I plan on sitting down with him to read together. If I had to choose one book from my childhood which was a staple, which also helped me to become more interested in reading and humanity, it is this book. I would recommend it to all students of all ages (with parental guidance for words that are "too big.") Five stars for a 10 year old AND for a 25 year old.

The Great Gilly Hopkins is a G-R-E-A-T book. Gilly is an orphan who is in foster care. She is sent to a woman named Trotter's house and has to put up with a freaky little adopted boy named William Earnest. Gilly is great, all right. A GREAT BIG BULLY. She meets a girl named Agnes, who she thinks is like Rumplestilstkin. She uses her to steal money from a scary little colored man named Mr. Randolph. She steals some from Trotter, too. She recieves a postcard from Courtney, her mother, who is as beatiful as a Princess. She Plans to run away and take the bus to Courtney. I love this book because it has a wonderful surprise ending.