The Great Gilly Hopkins Study Guide

The Great Gilly Hopkins tells the story of a lonely foster child, who covers the pain of moving around from home to home with a tough, mean exterior. Despite her best efforts to block out anyone who tries to reach out to her, Gilly soon comes to love her unusual family, composed of an obese, illiterate woman, a skittish child, and a blind old man. The book was banned in some schools because of its rough language, but was acclaimed by critics and earned its author many awards. (read more)