#the great gilly hopkins

[boricuacherry-blog]

[mizbabygirl]

[quotelr]

life ain't supposed to be nothing, 'cept maybe tough

Katherine Paterson, The Great Gilly Hopkins: Literature Guide

[moneymartin]

THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS IS SO SAD IM UGLY CRYING

[cherrycola27]

Orchid and jasmine for the ask game 😘😘

Oh Cass, you are asking the hard questions here!

Orchid- For me, I think a song I consider to be perfect is "Long Live (Taylor'sVersion)" by Taylor Swift. It isn't my most favorite Taylor Swift song, but it's in the top ten for sure. I just think it's a beautiful story telling song moment that makes you feel something.

Jasmine- So, for this one, I have to reach back into my formative youth days, and I'm going to have to say "The Grest Gilly Hopkins" and "Because of Winn Dixie." Both of these books (and movies) are great, but both of them hit very close to home with some personal trauma that I was living during the time I had to read them for school. I felt very seen in these books, but they were also very distressing to me because I was reading about the same situation I was going through/ had just gone through and picking it apart in the name of public education.

send me an ask and I will answer

[lukeevansgirl22]

The Great Gilly Hopkins is an amazing story!

Hey guys! I’m here to do a review on the movie “The Great Gilly Hopkins!” I loved this movie when I watched it last week! The movie is about 12-year-old Gilly Hopkins, a troublemaker, who finds herself moved from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter. With the cast of Sophie Nelisse, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer, Julia Stiles, Bill Cobbs, Billy Magnussen, Zachary…

[laresearchette]

Friday, December 09, 2022 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: CHRISTMAS WITH THE CAMPBELLS (AMC+) EMANCIPATION (Apple TV+) LITTLE AMERICA (Apple TV+) FIRST TIME FIXER (discovery +) IN WITH THE OLD (discovery +) IT’S A WONDERFUL BINGE (Disney + Star) CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS (Shudder) THE MOST COLORFUL TIME OF THE YEAR (W Network) 8:00pm SILOS BAKING COMPETITION: HOLIDAY EDITION (Magnolia Canada) 8:00pm RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS (HBO Canada) 12:00am

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT? BATTLE OF THE BLING (Premiering on December 13 on HGTV Canada at 9:00pm) THE MIGHTY ONES (TBD - YTV)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA CYRANO DETECTIVE KNIGHT: REDEMPTION HAWA SAS: ROGUE HEROES (Season 1) SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY’S

CBC GEM KID SISTER

CRAVE TV 22 CHASER ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS BANG BANG BABY BENEDICTION CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING (Season 2A, Episodes 1-10) THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS     MARRY ME MARY MAKES IT EASY (Season 2A) PARADISE HIGHWAY RICHIE RICH TRANSPLANT (Season 3A, Episodes 1-9) TROLLS

DISNEY + STAR IDINA MENZEL: WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE? IT’S A WONDERFUL BINGE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: KAHMUNRAH RISES AGAIN WEEKEND FAMILY CHRISTMAS

NETFLIX CANADA CAT DRAGON AGE: ABSOLUTION DREAM HOME MAKEOVER (Season 4) GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO HOW TO RUIN CHRISTMAS: THE BABY SHOWER MONEY HEIST: KOREA - JOINT ECONOMIC AREA PART 2 MORTAL KOMBAT (2021)

FIFA WORLD CUP SOCCER (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 9:45am: Quarterfinal - Croatia vs. Brazil (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 1:45: Quarterfinal - Netherlands vs. Argentina

CURLING (SN) 11:30am: Grand Slam of Curling: Masters - Draw #14 (SN) 3:30pm: Grand Slam of Curling: Masters - Draw #15 (SN) 7:30pm: Grand Slam of Curling: Masters - Draw #16

NHL HOCKEY (SNWest) 7:00pm: Flames vs. Blue Jackets (TSN3) 8:30pm: Jets vs. Chicago (SN1) 9:00pm: Wild vs. Oilers

NBA BASKETBALL (TSN/TSN4/TSN5) 7:00pm: Raptors vs. Magic (SN Now) 7:30pm: Lakers vs. 76ers (TSN/TSN4/TSN5) 10:00pm: Bucks vs. Mavericks (SN1) 10:00pm: Bulls vs. Warriors

A BIG FAT FAMILY CHRISTMAS (CTV Life) 7:00pm: A photojournalist gets close to a co-worker as she shoots her family's annual holiday party for a cover story.

PULSE (APTN) 7:00pm: Meet Santee Smith, a renowned Kahnyen'kehàka performer who is also the artistic director and founder of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre. In this episode, she presents three excerpts from Kaha:wi's triptych series: Re-Quickening, Blood Tides and SkéN:NEN.

THE SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS: REVEALED (The Family Channel) 7:00pm:  A massive data breach results in the release of millions of secret documents revealing the confidential inner-workings and mysteries of Santa's entire Christmas operation.

THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY (Disney Channel Canada) 7:00pm - 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): The Mysterious Benedict Society kids must venture out on their own to find two of their leaders.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005) (CBC) 7:30pm: A young boy wins a tour through a magnificent chocolate factory, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

LOVE AT FIRST LIE (MTV Canada) 8:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): A group of couples think they are taking part in a competition to test their relationships, but there are liars among them looking to swindle the real couples out of a cash prize worth over $100,000.

SAPPY HOLIDAY (Super Channel Heart & Home) 8:00pm:  When a sous chef discovers her boyfriend is going to propose to her on Christmas Eve, she begins doubting their future together...especially when a handsome maple farmer rescues her from a snowstorm.

JANN: ALONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS (CTV) 9:00pm:  Jann is shocked to discover her family have all made plans for the holidays that don’t include her. With her assistant Trey (Tenaj Williams) for company, she reminisces about Christmases past – the good, the bad, and the humiliating – and it soon becomes clear there’s more than one way to holiday.

OPRAH AND QUINTA BRUNSON: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (OWN Canada) 9:00pm:  Oprah speaks with writer, producer and actress Quinta Brunson to discuss her comedy series, "Abbott Elementary"; Brunson shares reflections about her childhood, her greatest mentors and the pivotal moments of her career.

BENEDICTION (Crave) 9:00pm: Soldier Siegfried Sassoon returns from World War I and becomes a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war. Adored by the stars of London's literary world, Sassoon's experiences inspire him to write poetry about the horrors of battle.

CANADA'S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD (Crave 2) 9:00pm

PARADISE HIGHWAY (Starz Canada)  9:00pm:  To save the life of her brother, truck driver Sally reluctantly agrees to smuggle illicit cargo -- a girl named Leila. As Sally and Leila begin a danger-fraught journey across state lines, a dogged FBI operative sets out on their trail to save them.

JODI ARIAS: THE FRIENDS SPEAK (Super Channel Fuse)  10:00pm:  Jodi Arias is found guilty of killing her ex- boyfriend; the murder shocked and confused the public, who didn't know if she was a sex-crazed stalker or the victim of abuse at the hands of a controlling boyfriend; her friends set the record straight.

[everyonesonthespectrum]

Today’s Autistic character of the day is:

William Ernest Teague from The Great Gilly Hopkins

[fantasychica37]

People writing Undertale fanfiction where the fallen humans come back to life (I’ve seen it before and Asriel probably could’ve done it) should just make the fallen humans versions of  their  favorite characters from other stories who got awful endings so they get a happy ending for once

Mine are (obviously some of these characters have slightly different names and different details about their backstories to fit them in the world of Undertale):

Patience - Primrose Everdeen (I’m undecided about this one, as Patience fell first and their family is certainly all dead by the time the barrier falls - it’s either Primrose Everdeen or Alexandra “Zan” Ford from this weird book called “Saturday the Fifth of October” or something like that)

Bravery - a version of this character from an old really sad children’s book who was kidnapped and adopted by Lenape and then kidnapped back and ended up belonging nowhere (his Lenape name was True Son and I don’t remember what his original English name was)

Integrity - enby with first name Blue (amalgamated version of all the tragic characters from the Silmarillion, name is based on the names of Elured and Elurin)

Kindness - Shireen Baratheon (last name different, probably something Arabic like the name “Shireen” is)

Perseverance -  Galadriel “Gilly” Hopkins (because I had to have a Katherine Patterson character on the list)

Justice - I have no ideas, I need a male character to have a perfectly even gender ratio of Toriel’s children, probably someone like Anakin Skywalker who’s saved from becoming evil

[belovedrival]

Yesterday I read The Great Gilly Hopkins, and I just finished The Outsiders.

There’s a reason why I kept some of my childhood books. They say things that stick with you. And they’re damn good stories, even when they make me cry. Staying gold, and making Trotter proud. 💔😭

And poetry. Robert Frost, and Wordsworth. ❤️❤️❤️

[emetophobiahelp]

The Great Gilly Hopkins isn't safe. Gilly's foster brother gets s* at one point during the night, audio and visual. And he gets s* again when Gilly's grandmother visits, audio only. I found both to be very triggering.

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Teen Review Tuesday: The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

Here’s a review from Ariana:

The Great Gilly Hopkins is about an 11-year-old girl named Galadriel (Gilly) who is in the foster care system. One day she goes to meet a family, Mrs. Trotter and William Earnest who is a seven-year-old little boy who is handicapped. Mrs. Trotter has a neighbor named Randolph who is blind. When Gilly first meets them, she thinks they are so annoying. As time passes, Gilly becomes closer to Mrs. Trotter, William, and Randolph. Gilly hopes every day that she will meet her birth mother.

I am recommending this book because I feel like it tells a great story. I feel like the author really accomplished her goal, which was to tell a great story and entertain people, especially kids. This book was such a great book! I recommend that you read the Gilly Hopkins book first, and then watch the movie.

[nostalgia-zone-blog]

elementary school assigned reading books

[slothfuljeremiah]

21st century YA books are like "here is a fictional dystopia that was definitely not ripped directly from suzanne collins, in which everyone obeys an unquestioned world order. except our heroine, a 16 year old brunette girl who is Different Than Everyone Else" and late 20th century YA books are like "here is an incredibly fucked up chronicle of the worst 6 months of some random middle schooler's life. there are no happy endings here, only bittersweet ones that will change you forever. you are somehow the only one in your social circle who has ever heard of this book and no one will ever understand its impact on you"

[disregardcanon]

so i just finished up “the great gilly hopkins” and i have really, really mixed feelings about this book. the book is about the title character trying to get to the birth mother who doesn’t care for her, and her bonding with her foster family (and part of her character growth is growing as a person and coming to care for these people and among other things... becoming less racist) 

and then, in the end, she is forced to go live with her maternal grandmother and finds out that her mother doesn’t give a shit about her and she just wants to go back to her foster family but she can’t and her foster mother, who loves her so much, is like “your home is with your lonely grandmother now”. 

i know that in real life people’s stories can’t always be wrapped with neat little bows and stories don’t always end up with a realization and life making sense (especially with kids in the foster system), but i feel like books should? i don’t know, i just feel like there could be more emotional wrap up in this book to make what feels like hasty emotional conclusions feel less hasty. it feels like it ends so abruptly after the realization that what she always thought was WASN’T what she wanted and that there’s no chance for her emotionally orient herself to her current situation and what she wants and why she can’t go back. i don’t feel like this is the sort of book that benefits from that uneasy being cut off mid story feeling

i want to change the ending to make it happier and while i understand why she didn’t end it that way, i also feel like she could have done THIS ending better

[incorrectlotquotes]

Leonard: What do you want?

Ray: Can I sit with you?

Leonard: *looks at all the empty seats around his table* These are all taken.

Ray: *starts to leave*

Leonard: It was a joke, you spaz. You can sit here if you want. Let's start with small sentences.

Ray: Cool.

Leonard: Smaller.