The Great Gilly Hopkins Audiobook

" Very good book. Had many touching moments. Some dated parts, but overall still holds today. "

" I haven't read anything I didn't love by Katherine Patterson. She's also a lovely human being--I spent some time with her in an NJ bookstore. "

" This book was the bane of my existance when I read it in 5th grade. They wouldn't let me give it 0 stars, so will will have to do, but remember it is a gross overstatement. "

" Maime Trotter is a hero of sorts. Love, simplicity, good sense. "

" Good story about a tough foster child who learns that people are not what you first think of them. "

" Wonderful book. So perfect in every way. I love Gilly. "

" I like this book. I think Gilly is smart and sassy "

" omg evry1 shuld read this book! i ssssssssssoooooooooo recommend it! its hilarious! "

" Loved this book as a kid. "

" Story of an 11 year old girl in foster care, waiting for her mother to come for her. This doesn't have a HEA ending but is more happy than many foster care kids get. It is a real look at how a tough kid would view life. "

" I sobbed when I finished this. Children's lit is every bit as good as adult lit, if not better. "

" Love this book! Really demonstrates a transition in personality from beginning to the end of the book. "

" it was very good and sad at the end "

" I loved this book; I really enjoyed Gilly's attitude. I also enjoyed seeing how much she changed throughout the book. I used this book for my banned book. This book had some language in it that makes it a banned book. "

" Our 6th grade teacher read it to us. I remember the characters name.. I liked it. "

" Gilly is a survivor and she is going to make it no matter what - but she learns that sometimes the cost isn't worth it. It doesn't feel good to make it if you leave others behind. A realistic portryal of a kid whose tough because she had to be. "

" I can't remember the great thing(s) Gilly Hopkins did, but I think she was part of the foster child genre. "

" Good Good Good "

" I had to read this book in 5th grade and i really didnt like it! "

" I love gilly! I f we lived in the smae house than that wold be a wonderful reality show that I would def watch "

" This book is very eye opening with foster children. However, I would not recommend this for youth because of the amount of bad language. "

" This story was much different than I thought it was origionally going to be. Towards the end, I was almost shocked, although, it was a very cute children's story. "

" Short, sweet, and brilliant. "

" Not sure if I read this or not as a kid. I initially found Gilly to be abrasive, but she grows on you - just as she does on the other characters in the book. This is on Roxbury Prep's sixth grade reading list. "

" what a great book! who knew doing a book report could be so much fun? "

" Read for my 5th grade English class... man, that was ages ago. "

" This was a favorite from a friend's childhood. I am reading it for a group that I attend. "

" Really good. As in REALLY GOOD. :-) "

" One of my top 20 favorite books. It is just such a cute story. A great book to teach in the middle grades because of strong characterization. Makes you wonder how your life would have been if you were a foster child. "

" One of those wonderful Newberry Honor required-reading books. Lord knows why. meh. Back to Jane Eyre. :) "

" It was okay, I guess. Ending sorta sucked. I just don't get the purpose of the book. "

" Gilly is a rather rude and disrespectful young woman and I would like to know what kids would think--certainly not a book I'd recommend. "

" I had a hard time getting through this book because of the language. It does have a good lesson to learn at the end. "

" Nice little story about a girl who loves to swear. "