The Great Gilly Hopkins

Posted on 18 June 2017 by Katherine Paterson

Watch out world The Great Gilly Hopkins is looking for a home She s a foster kid who s been angry, lonely, and hurting for so long that s she s always ready for a fight Be on the lookout for her best barracuda smile, the one she saves for well meaning social workers Watch out for her most fearful look, a cross between Dracula and Godzilla, used especially to scare shy foster brothers Don t be fooled by her Who me expression, guaranteed to trick foster parents, teachers, and anyone who gets in her way.It s Gilly Hopkins vs the world And so far, Gilly seems to be winning But what she doesn t realize is that every time she wins, she really loses, until she discovers a love as formidable as any enemy she s ever known. Free Read The Great Gilly Hopkins By Katherine Paterson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr What I really like Paterson never takes the easy way out and it doesn t have a traditional happy ending There are things to be happy about in the end Gilly has grown up and she learns to accept some emotional attachments And she is smart.I can see where some stuffy readers wouldn t like Gilly s behavior She s a foul mouthed brat at the beginning of the book She s damaged she s been passed around several foster homes and, after an early disappointment, tries to sabotage each placement t What I really like Paterson neve...Good middle grade novel its character driven, so for reluctant readers, you might have a struggle getting them into it Boys may not find the female protagonist appealing though she s a pretty tough streetwise character for the time period it was written in We did it books on tape My fourth grader loved it the one that reads a Harry Potter novel in 6 hours my six grader couldn t stand it she s a tough one to get to read it takes her three weeks to get through a Harry Potter novel Good middle grade novel its character driven, so for reluctant readers, you might have a struggle getting them into it Boys may not find the female protagonist appealing though she s a pretty tough streetwise character for the time period it was written in We did it books on tape My fourth grader loved it the one that reads a Harry Potter novel in 6 hours my six grader couldn t stand it she s a tough one to get to read it takes her three weeks to get through a Harry Potter novel and would rather get the movie or the book on tape The main character swears a lot, and calls the older black neighbor the n word probably the main reason the book is not a school curriculum mainstay though it is of that high caliber As an adult, I can see where Paterson chose realism didn t water the character down I know many kids appreciate that too And while the main character clearly starts out as a bigot, she s changed in a real and genuine way by the end of the story.It has some wonderful truths of life ...This is a book with honesty and heart Gilly is no angel she s tough She wants her mom Gilly is in the foster care system and she feels you have to be tough to survive life you can t need anyone s help She is smart and capable and she knows it and she also knows how to use that as a weapon.This book was powerful and it moved me I was brought into a way of life not my own I think this is a fantastic book Well written, strong characters and a subject matter would could all do with knowing This is a book with honesty and heart Gilly is no angel she s tough She wants her mom Gilly is in the foster care system and she feels you have to be tough to survive life you can t need anyone s help She is sma...The pain Oh, the pain I cannot begin to tell you how much this book hurts me I just can t even begin to understand why such a book was written in the first place It s so depressing and not in a good way The message in the book is just so horrible to be given to children that I don t think any child should read this This can literally break a child s spirit That s how bad the message of this book is I didn t enjoy this book at a...Katherine Paterson, a year after writing her classic, Bridge to Terabithia , once again blew my mind and amazed me with this book The feeling in The Great Gilly Hopkins is just so stark and so easy to identify with, and the sharp mind of Gilly herself brings her situations into clear and germane focus Her situation may be somewhat unusual, but the feelings that Gilly has can be understood by anyone, and these feelings are available in both abundance and quality to the reader I don t know if Katherine Paterson, a year after writing her classic, Bridge to Terabithia , once again blew my mind and amazed me with this book The feeling in The Great Gilly Hopkins is just so stark and so easy to identify with, and the sharp mind of Gilly herself brings her situations into clear and germane focus Her situation may be somewhat unusual, but the feelings that Gilly has can be understood by anyone, and these feelings are available in both abundance and quality to the reader I don t know if I have ever readwonderfully heartening material than the interactions between Gilly and William Earnest, and in turn each one of Gilly s relationships was special in a totally unique way The Great Gilly Hopkins made me laugh out loud and brought me to tears it echoed within my heart and soul and grounde...Terrible Excessive profanity, a misbehaving main character, religion bashing, and an ending that was way too pat.Any kid who s a fan of books like Madeline, The Wonderful Adventures of Suzuki Beane or The Water and the Wild will definitely love this short novel Gilly is a rebellious, defiant, witty and creative character and her...There s something bittersweet about Katherine Paterson s books The endings are so unsatisfying The author draws you into her world, weaves words together so simply, so beautifully, that you can t help but swallow them whole and then, just when the story is beginning, the words run out That leaves you feeling strange Half in the book, half out And, afterwards, you re never really happy.My favourite of her books has to be The Bridge to Terebithia, but The Great Gilly Hopkins follows pretty cl There s something bittersweet about Katherine Paterson s books The endings are so unsatisfying The author draws you into her world, weaves words together so simply, so beautifully, that you can t help but swallow them whole and then, just when the story is beginning, the words run out That leaves you feeling strange Half in the book, half out And, afterwards, you re never really happy.My favourite of her books has to be The Bridge to Terebithia, but The ...Gilly has moved from one foster home to another for years and is tough and angry She hides her mother s picture in her suitcase and longs to be with her She uses a lot of bad language no f bombs this is a kid s book , but by the end of the book, the ugliness isn t Gilly s vocabulary or the blind old man next door or her hugely obese, sloppy, and loving foster mother What is truly ugly is Courtney, over whose beautiful picture Gilly has been yearning all her life We get so little informatio Gilly has moved from one foster home to another for years and is tough and angry She hides her mother s picture in her suitcase and longs to be with her She uses a lot of bad language no f bombs this is a kid s book , but by the end of the book, the ugliness isn t Gilly s vocabulary or the blind old man next door or her hugely obese, sloppy, and loving foster mother What is truly ugly is Courtney, over whose beautiful picture Gilly has been yearning all her life We get so little information on her, but what little shows her as selfish, cold, and uncaring Important themes to discuss would be how appearances can be deceiving and what a true family is those who are there to love you and that life is not easy but hard and challenging Also I t...I liked this book for 3 reasons 1 Paterson beautifully illustrates raw anger with remarkable accuracy 2 It reminds you of the worth of a soul, rich or poor, black or white skinny or large almost everyone has a significant contribution to make to people And 3 Just when you thought that your role as a mother was limited or reduced to cooking and cleaning, this book reminds you just how much kids need mothers and how much they love and value them This book is juvenile fiction and you should I liked this book for 3 reasons 1 Paterson beautifully illustrates raw anger with remarkable accuracy 2 It reminds you of the worth of a soul, rich or poor, black or white skinny or large almost everyone has a significant contribution to make to people And 3 Just when you thought that your role as a mother was limited or reduced to cooking and cleaning, this book reminds you just how much kids need mothers and how much they love and value them This book ...

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18 June 2017

Katherine Paterson