Family Reunion vs The Great Gilly Hopkins (M Books): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Tween, Children's, Juvenile, Stories, Children, Young Adult
Family Reunion
“It began when we found out that our new summer house had an old bomb shelter in the backyard, and my brother, Angus, decided to sell time-shares in it.”
(Gr. 6-7+ 11-12 yrs+) When the invitation to the Preffyn family reunion arrives, interrupting a perfectly decent summer vacation, 15-year-old Shelley Wollcott is anything but enthusiastic. With her father away on…
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The Great Gilly Hopkins (M Books)
“"GILLY" said Miss Ellis with a shake of her long blonde hair toward the passenger in the back seat.”
Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's disliked them all intensely. She has a county-wide reputation for being brash, brilliant, and completely unmanagable. So when…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Great Gilly Hopkins (M Books) has the widest readership — 24062 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Family Reunion | The Great Gilly Hopkins (M Books) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (10753) | 3.9 (24062) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (22) |
Reception
| Family Reunion | The Great Gilly Hopkins (M Books) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10753 | 24062 |
| Editions | 8 | 38 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 239 | — |
| Reading it now | 22 | — |
| Written reviews | 40 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1850 | — |
| Pages | 201 | 148 |