Ochwilla Book Club
Feb./March 2004
The Great Gilly Hopkins Feb./March 2004
written by Katherine Paterson
Sixth
grader Gilly Hopkins goes to a new foster home after being rejected at
other homes. She plans to be troublesome until she can find
her real
mother. When she does, she will run away to live
with her. How can
the great
Gilly Hopkins be expected to tolerate her ignorant foster mother,
freaky foster brother, or the poetry-loving black man next door? At
first Gilly despises them all, but finds herself slowly drawn into
their circle of love.
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