The Great Gilly Hopkins Book Cover. Paterson has received numerous awards for her writing, including national book awards for the master puppeteer and the great gilly hopkins, as well as newbery medals for jacob have i loved and bridge to terabithia. (the mother makes these longings worse by writing the occasional letter.)
The joys and struggles of adoption, told in a real and accessible way, are beautifully expressed in katherine paterson's the great gilly hopkins. “gilly—” “my name,” gilly said between her teeth, “is galadriel.” miss ellis appeared not to have heard. In less than 3 years, she's been moved to 3 foster homes.
The author did a great job developing the characters and making them believable.
(the mother makes these longings worse by writing the occasional letter.) I’ll help.” gilly spun around and brought her nose down close to agnes’s stubby one. “at eleven, gilly is nobody’s real kid. What do you think this book is going to be about?