sophie nélisse played gilly in the great gilly hopkins.
who played gilly in the great gilly hopkins?
sophie nélisse
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the great gilly hopkins is a realistic children's novel by katherine paterson. it was published by crowell in 1978 and it won the u.s. national book award next year. in 2012 it was ranked number 63 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by "school library journal" – the third of three books by paterson in the top 100.









































a film adaptation starring sophie nélisse as gilly hopkins and kathy bates as trotter was released in 2015.
the great gilly hopkins
bullet::::- miss barbara harris is gilly's sixth-grade teacher. initially gilly has a very difficult time interacting with her. eventually, she learns to like miss harris and begins to do well in school. after she moves to virginia, gilly remains in contact with miss harris, writing to her to discuss the "lord of the rings" books. miss harris says that she and gilly are very much alike, because of their angry nature.









































bullet::::- "mr. melvin trotter" is maime's late husband.









































section::::awards and nominations.









































"gilly hopkins" has won several major accolades, including the 1979 national book award in category children's literature,
the great gilly hopkins