A review by lavoiture
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

5.0

The 7th grade teacher at my middle school teaches this every year, and says that a lot of her (and my) kids can relate to Gilly. Poor Gilly's mother doesn't want her, and she has to live with a foster mother who is just strange. Gilly does her best to make everyone hate her because she's hurting so much, but she's a strong little girl, and the story of her transformation is one that hopefully inspires some of the kids. A classic.