Gilly Hopkins is a tough operator - she's super-cool and super-intelligent. And Gilly's not going to be 'had' by anyone: teacher, social worker or foster parent. All she wants is a reunion with her beautiful, long-lost mother. But just when it appears her dream might come true, things no longer seem quite so clear cut.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 1981 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Katie Paterson lives in the Midlands and is the mother of two grown children. Her ambition is to keep reading alive for children.