About this title: Gilly Hopkins had been moved from so many foster homes that she no longer even tries to be nice. Brilliant, arrogant and angry, she is determined not to fit in to her new home--and, of course, she would never love anyone. After all, her mother is going to come for her one day, isn't she? But Gilly hadn't counted on Maime Trotter, her new guardian; ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: Good. EX SCHOOL BOOK WITH THE USUAL MARKINGS USUAL SIGNS OF A WELL READ BOOK BUT GOOD OVERALL CONDITION SECURE DAILY POSTING FROM UK. 30 DAY GUARANTEE. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: Good. EX LIBRARY COPY-PAPERBACK BOOK-GOOD OVERALL CONDITION-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: Good. GOOD OVERALL CONDITION-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: Good. Overall rather worn but still a useful readable copy. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: Good. Ex-libray / Ex-School. Tanning to pages. EXCELLENT value for money and ready for dispatch. Delivery usually within 3/5 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: Acceptable. EXCELLENT value for money and ready for dispatch. Delivery usually within 3/5 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gollancz
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780575025875ISBN:0575025875
Description: Very Good. Ex-library copy in overall good and useful condition. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: Good. All orders are dispatched from our UK warehouse within one working day. Established in 2004. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140313024ISBN:0140313028
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 144 pages. (144 pages) gilly hopkins is a tough operator-she's super-cool and super-intelligent. and gilly's not going to be 'had' by anyone: teacher, social worker or foster parent. all she wants is a reunion with her beautiful, long-lost mother. but just when it appears her dream might come true, things no longer seem quite so clear cut. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780064402019ISBN:0064402010
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. F-very minor cover wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 148 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780690038385ISBN:0690038380
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Library binding. Cloth over boards. 150 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. Ny copy has different cover. It was used in a classroom setting. This book is in good condition. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780590613897ISBN:0590613898
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Later printing trade paperback. Scholastic. VG+. The one thing Gilly wants is a home of her own. If only she could find her mother. read more
"I thought this book is a good introduction into teaching children that life isn't about what you get but what you do with what you have. I think some of the wording may not be appropriate for some students but I do believe it gives a honest description of how soem children feel in those situations. This will help bridge the gap between foster children and children with their biological parents in the classroom"
"It took me a while to get into this book, but the ending flew by and I ended up really liking the book. I like that Katerine Paterson is not afraid to tackle issue straight on. It makes her books seem so much more real. I was reading and wishing for Gilly to get over herself and start accepted help from people and the love of her foster family. Then I had to think for a minute and thought that this is probably what an eleven year old girl with her background would do and how she would act. I like that Gilly's acceptance and feelings for Trotter, W.E., Mr. Randolph, and Ms. Harris did not just develop overnight. It was gradual and seemed very natural. There is also no typical happy endings, which I find is something that Katherine Patterson does a lot.
I would use this book as a whole group reading book and/or small group. There is so much chance for discussion from the book about character, family, and social services."
"I have hated this book's cover since I became a teacher and have been totally turned off to reading it. What a mistake!!! What a mistake to incorrectly (again!) judge a book by its cover.
I loved this book. There are so many issues dealt with so beautifully. It's a story of wanting something different than what we're given... what we have no control over. It's about being angry at the world for what is unfair and wanting to keep others out so we don't get hurt, but that isn't really living, is it? Just like real life, the story doesn't wrap up with a perfect bow at the end. It's still a good ending, and it rings true because it's not neat and tidy and happy.
This story is going to stay with me for a long, long time."
"I really like Gilly, a young foster child. She hopes her mother will come for her and is fostered by a woman named Mrs. Potter (who Gilly just calls "Potter") and lives with another young boy, W.E. (William Ernest) and next door to a blind African American man, Mr. Randolph. There is a bit of racism in the first part of the book that is bothersome. It's a good story of Gilly's struggle to understand the important people in her life."
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