Kids' Reading List: Classics for 10 to 12 Years
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
By Katherine Paterson
Gilly, an 11-year-old foster child, who refuses to bond with anyone, meets her match with Mrs. Trotter, a wise and kind foster mother.By Katherine Paterson
Crowell, 1978. ISBN: 9780690038378
Katherine Paterson's recommended children's reads
* 2010 addition