PBR- The Great Gilly Hopkins

This is a great book. You really get a true look into the lives of foster children. Gilly has been a foster child since she could remember. The book never says why her mother gave her up. But, Gilly has a bitterness in her heart for all her foster parents who have tried to tell her that they were her mother or father. She had been sent to countless homes, staying no more than 3 to 6 months. She hated everyone. Especially the social worker who took her to all the different places. Until, one day, they brought her to Maime. At first, she hated her too. Maime had had a lot of foster children live with her until they graduated highschool. She had loved all of them with every ounce of her being. But later on Gilly realizes that she loves Maime and all her crazy ways. Her grandmother eventually finds her, and when she wants to take Gilly home with her for good, she's heartbroken. This is a great book, other than some language. And it has great life lessons in it. Very cute and funny, but still very serious. A great book!